Research Article

The Effect of Social Support on Glycemic Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: The Mediating Roles of Self-Efficacy and Adherence

Table 1

Patient characteristics by level of glycemic control.

VariablesGlycemic control = yesGlycemic control = no

Male (n, %)78, 41.9%146, 42.2%0.900
Age (mean ± SD)63.27 ± 10.9563.51 ± 11.190.742
Inpatient (n, %)41, 22.0%93, 26.9%0.250
Educational level (n, %)0.060
 Primary school or lower47, 25.3%97, 28.0%
 Middle school31, 16.7%79, 22.8%
 High school56, 30.1%99, 28.6%
 University/college or higher52, 28.0%71, 20.5%
Individual income (monthly, ¥, n, %)0.041
 <100057, 30.6%80, 23.1%
 1000–199970, 37.6%129, 37.3%
 2000–299926, 14.0%60, 17.3%
 3000–399918, 9.7%37, 10.7%
 ≥400015, 8.1%40, 11.6%
Family size (n, %)0.815
 1 persons8, 4.3%20, 5.8%
 2-3 persons102, 54.8%184, 53.2%
 4-5 persons60, 32.3%107, 30.9%
 ≥6 persons16, 8.6%35, 10.1%
Smoking (n, %)0.622
 Never164, 88.2%299, 86.4%
 Occasionally5, 2.7%12, 3.5%
 Regular17, 9.1%35, 10.1%
Drinking (n, %)0.597
 Never161, 86.6%300, 86.7%
 Occasionally17, 9.1%38, 11.0%
 Regular8, 4.3%8, 2.3%
Exercising (n, %)0.359
 Never27, 14.5%58, 16.8%
 Occasionally44, 23.7%88, 25.4%
 Regular115, 61.8%200, 57.8%

Monthly individual income, in Chinese Yuan; .