Table 3: Linear regression analysis showing association of glycaemic variability (SD) with (log)PAID score in different pre-defined domains of the PAID questionnaire.

 

 

Total group (n = 124)

Diet or oral agents only (n = 56)

Insulin treatment (n = 68)

 

β  (CI)

P

β  (CI)

P

β  (CI)

P

Domains of PAID

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diabetes-related emotional problems

0.23  (0.04-0.43)

0.021

-0.02  (-0.38-0.35)

0.934

0.32  (0.03-0.61)

0.031

    - MV

0.18  (-0.03-0.38)

0.096

0.00  (-0.38-0.38)

0.995

0.24  (-0.06-0.54)

0.108

    - MV + HbA1c

0.04  (-0.21-0.28)

0.754

-0.21  (-0.63-0.21)

0.313

0.17  (-0.17-0.52)

0.320

Treatment-related problems

0.23  (0.09-0.37)

0.001

0.15  (-0.09-0.40)

0.211

0.29  (0.09-0.50)

0.006

    - MV

0.22  (0.08-0.37)

0.003

0.15  (-0.12-0.43)

0.270

0.24  (0.04-0.44)

0.021

    - MV + HbA1c

0.11  (-0.06-0.27)

0.211

-0.02  (-0.32-0.27)

0.943

0.15  (-0.07-0.38)

0.171

Food-related problems

-0.01  (-0.15-0.13)

0.879

-0.05  (-0.28-0.19)

0.684

0.07  (-0.14-0.28)

0.504

    - MV

-0.03  (-0.18-0.11)

0.639

-0.05 (-0.30-0.20)

0.694

0.01  (-0.21-0.22)

0.935

    - MV + HbA1c

-0.12  (-0.29-0.04)

0.144

-0.18  (-0.46-0.10)

0.201

-0.06  (-0.32-0.19)

0.617

Social support-related problems

0.05  (-0.07-0.16)

0.410

-0.12  (-0.28-0.04)

0.151

0.09  (-0.10-0.27)

0.366

    - MV

0.03  (-0.09-0.14)

0.628

-0.11  (-0.28-0.07)

0.226

0.03  (-0.16-0.22)

0.740

    - MV + HbA1c

-0.03  (-0.17-0.11)

0.677

-0.14  (-0.34-0.06)

0.165

-0.02  (-0.24-0.20)

0.850

 

PAID = Problem Areas in Diabetes Scale

MV = Adjusted for pre-defined covariates (age, sex, duration of diabetes, use of antidepressant drugs and education level)

MV + HbA1c = Also adjusted for HbA1c