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

Table 3

Pairwise correlations between social support, adherence, self-efficacy, and HbA1c level.

	1	1a	1b	1c	2	2a	2b	2c	3	4
(1) Social support
(1a) Objective support	0.652
(1b) Subjective support	0.871	0.351
(1c) Supportive utilization	0.484	0.049	0.254
(2) Total adherence	0.067	0.102	0.014	0.077
(2a) Medication	−0.030	−0.003	−0.022	0.018	0.762
(2b) Diet	0.156	0.139	0.138	0.023	0.284	0.309
(2c) Lifestyle	0.081	0.010	0.075	0.127	0.182	0.151	0.156
(3) Self-efficacy	0.277	0.064	0.305	0.169	0.078	0.081	0.145	0.273
(4) HbA1c	−0.092	−0.037	−0.095	−0.035	−0.150	−0.127	−0.143	−0.057	−0.146

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