Percentage of patients reporting adherence to recommended health behaviours, by diabetes distress
| Outcomes | All participants, % (N=666) | Diabetes distress | p Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High (n=94) | Moderate (n=182) | None (n=391) | |||
| Health behaviours (%) | |||||
| High medication adherence | 33.9 | 20.7 | 29.9 | 39.4 | <0.001 |
| Maintained blood sugar | 56.6 | 52.7 | 55.5 | 58.1 | 0.60 |
| Recommended physical activity | 34.0 | 28.0 | 30.4 | 37.1 | 0.12 |
| Recommended nutrition | 5.3 | 2.2 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 0.34 |
| Clinical outcomes (M (SD)) | |||||
| HbA1c (%) | 8.1 (1.8) | 9.3 (2.0) | 8.2 (1.8) | 7.8 (1.7) | <0.001 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 136.1 (17.0) | 135.8 (19.5) | 134.0 (15.1) | 137.1 (17.2) | 0.12 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 79.6 (9.18) | 81.8 (9.4) | 80.2 (9.7) | 78.9 (8.8) | 0.02 |
| Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL) | 97.0 (37.5) | 104.6 (42.4) | 97.2 (34.4) | 95.5 (37.9) | 0.33 |