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Table 5 Health beliefs and other factors associated with HbA1c values in a multivariate linear regression model in patients with type 2 diabetes. n = 336

From: Positive health beliefs are associated with improvement of glycated hemoglobin and lipid profiles in Mexican patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Coefficients

t

p value

95% CI (lower)

95% CI (upper)

Health beliefs (score)

−0.038

−2.56

0.011

−0.068

− 0.009

Age (years)

−0.053

−4.07

0.001

−0.077

− 0.027

Sex

0.281

1.225

0.221

−0.170

0.733

Diabetes diagnosis (years)

0.066

3241

0.001

0.026

0.107

Nutrition therapy

0.395

1.763

0.079

−0.046

0.836

Constant

11.68

10.43

0.001

9.47

13.88

  1. Model adjusted for age, sex, years of diabetes diagnosis and nutrition therapy
  2. 95% C.I. (Confidence Interval)