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Table 3 Regression coefficients for health behaviour by diabetes type, stratified by gender

From: Relationship between social network, social support and health behaviour in people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes: cross-sectional studies

Ā 

Eating healthy foods (mean days in a week)

Physical activity at least 30Ā min. (mean days in a week)

Men

Women

Men

Women

Ī²

p

Ī²

p

Ī²

p

Ī²

p

Step 1

Type 2 diabetes

āˆ’0.46

<0.0001

āˆ’0.11

0.4145

āˆ’0.34

0.0079

āˆ’0.30

<0.0001

Step 2

Type 2 diabetes

āˆ’0.41

<0.0001

āˆ’0.03

0.8448

āˆ’0.34

0.0100

āˆ’0.49

0.0204

Ā 

Primary/lower secondary education

āˆ’0.68

<0.0001

āˆ’0.16

0.2934

0.07

0.7071

āˆ’0.43

0.0624

Ā 

Upper secondary education

āˆ’0.43

<0.0001

āˆ’0.12

0.3672

0.04

0.7608

āˆ’0.19

0.3326

Ā 

Medium education

āˆ’0.30

0.0211

āˆ’0.02

0.9011

0.11

0.5442

0.26

0.2235

Step 3

Type 2 diabetes

āˆ’0.43

<0.0001

āˆ’0.07

0.6221

āˆ’0.30

0.0225

āˆ’0.23

0.2817

Ā 

Living without a partner

0.04

0.6702

āˆ’0.34

0.0002

0.01

0.9391

āˆ’0.38

0.0054

Ā 

Limited contact with family

āˆ’0.04

0.7664

āˆ’0.18

0.3297

0.24

0.2313

āˆ’0.63

0.0440

Ā 

Limited contact with friends

āˆ’0.37

0.0214

āˆ’0.47

0.0091

āˆ’0.96

<0.0001

āˆ’1.48

<0.0001

Step 4

Type 2 diabetes

āˆ’0.43

<0.0001

0.08

0.5769

āˆ’0.33

0.0109

āˆ’0.22

0.3000

Ā 

Low social support

āˆ’0.14

0.0120

āˆ’0.14

0.2424

āˆ’0.21

0.2164

āˆ’0.03

0.8685

  1. Reference group in all analyses: men or women with type 1 diabetes
  2. Note: Generalised linear regression models included age and diabetes duration in all steps. Education level was included in step 2 and in 3 and 4 if significant. Social network variables were included in step 4 if significant. Beta parameters not shown
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