Predictors of Effects of Lifestyle Intervention on Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Patients

Table 4

Parameters of the multivariable linear regression models to explain intervention effects.

Group of variables	Dependent variables	Adjusted R square % (N)	Statistically significant predictors: standardized coefficient beta
General health	Blood pressure systolic change (multiplied by (−1))	61.4** (61)	Blood pressure systolic baseline: 0.754** Exercising baseline°: 0.266*
	Waist circumference change (multiplied by (−1))	61.2** (66)	Waist circumference baseline: 0.745** Blood pressure systolic change°: 0.420*
General functioning	SFT st change	51.3* (65)	SFT st baseline: −0.607**; Lg disease length: −0.296*; Unit¹: 0.349*
	SFT 2.45 change (multiplied by (−1))	77.3* (61)	SFT 2.45 baseline: 0.777**; Blood pressure systolic baseline°: 0.285*
Disease-specific functioning	HbAc1 change (multiplied by (−1))	59.7* (61)	HgbAc1 baseline: 0.610** Completion of intervention² °: 0.181*; BP systolic change (multiplied by (−1))°: 0.377* Cholesterol change (multiplied by (−1))°: 0.459*
	Cholesterol change (multiplied by (−1))	67.6* (61)	Cholesterol baseline: 0.925**; Lg disease length°: 0.198*
General health-related quality of life	SF 36 general health change	45.5** (64)	SF 36—general health baseline: −0.731** Alcohol units baseline°: −0.293*; Waist circumference baseline°: 0.366*
	SF 36 vitality change	79.8** (65)	SF 36—vitality baseline: −0.754**

¹: reference group: outpatient clinic; ²: reference group: those who did not complete the intervention; *: 𝑃<0.05; **: 𝑃<0.001, °: sensitive to missing data imputation.