Research Article

Patient Activation in Type 2 Diabetes: Does It Differ between Men and Women?

Table 2

Multivariate regression analysis for patient activation.

Variables⁢Model (1)⁢Model (2)⁢Model (3)⁢Model (4) (explorative)
⁢Adjusted (%) = 0.0%⁢Adjusted (%) = 0.1%⁢Adjusted (%) = 9.6%⁢Adjusted (%) = 9.5%
(95% CI) value (95% CI) value (95% CI) value (95% CI) value

Gender−0.317 (−1.552, 0.917)0.614−0.135 (−1.372, 1.102)0.8301.060 (−0.179, 2.300)0.0941.062 (−0.189, 2.134)0.096
Age−0.102 (−1.660, −0.380)0.002−0.130 (−0.197, −0.063)<0.001−0.129 (−0.199, −0.058)<0.001
WHO-5 score0.158 (0.124, 0.193)<0.0010.158 (0.123, 0.192)<0.001
EQ5D score3.835 (−0.277, 7.948)0.0683.958 (−0.202, 8.118)0.062
BMI−0.155 (−0.272, −0.038)0.010−0.155 (−0.272, −0.037)0.010
Smoking1.473 (−0.327, 3.273)0.1091.434 (−0.379, 3.248)0.121
MVC−1.386 (−2.813, 0.041)0.057−1.436 (−2.879, 0.008)0.051
Use of insulin0.158 (−1.408, 1.724)0.8430.668 (−1.112, 2.449)0.462
Diabetes duration−0.034 (−0.146, 0.078)0.548
HbA1c−0.036 (−0.107, 0.034)0.310
Use of glucose lowering drugs−0.439 (−1.928, 1.050)0.563
Microvascular complications0.206 (−1.467, 1.879)0.806

BMI: body mass index; MVC: macrovascular complications; : unstandardized regression coefficients.