Research Article
Associations between Psychosocial and Physiological Factors and Diabetes Health Indicators in Asian and Pacific Islander Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
Table 1
Patients’ demographic and clinical characteristics used in the SEM models.
| Characteristics | N | % |
| Gender | | | Female | 113 | 54.6% | Male | 94 | 45.4% | Marital status | | | Single | 26 | 12.9% | Married | 141 | 69.8% | Separated/divorced/widowed | 35 | 17.3% | Smoking status | | | Smoker | 20 | 10.0% | Nonsmoker | 181 | 90.0% | Occupational status | | | Professional, managerial | 68 | 35.1% | Technical, clerical, and sales | 34 | 17.5% | Service | 21 | 10.8% | Other | 71 | 36.6% | Education | | | Less than 12th grade | 19 | 9.5% | High school graduate | 22 | 11.0% | Some college/associate | 65 | 32.5% | Bachelor’s degree | 55 | 27.5% | Graduate school | 39 | 19.5% | Income | | | $24,999 or less | 31 | 16.2% | $25,000–$49,999 | 43 | 22.5% | $45,000–$69,999 | 40 | 20.9% | $70,000 and above | 77 | 40.3% |
| | Mean | Standard deviation |
| Age | 57.4 | 10.9 | BMI | 32.2 | 7.3 | Glycemic control (HbA1c) | 8.0 | 1.6 | Depression | 10.1 | 8.9 | Diabetes quality of life | 73.6 | 14.2 | General health | 69.6 | 20.1 | Diet | 3.6 | 1.4 | Exercise and foot care | 3.2 | 1.5 | Blood glucose and medication | 4.7 | 1.7 |
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