Table 5 Generalized liner model to estimate effect of dimensions on dependent variable (QOL and health-status) among study population

Age

189.72 (28.25)

538.62 (4.98)*

143.72 (21.56)

451.86 (5.49)**

0.98 (0.79)*

386.84 (4.89)**

Economic status/month

0.508 (0.17)

57.964 (0.89)

0.43 (0.08)

55.69 (0.60)

0.12 (0.01)

41.39 (0.44)**

Duration of diabetes

21.83 (4.80)*

495.69 (4.79)**

20.98 (3.30)*

273.72 (3.69)*

18.75 (5.32)*

28.77 (0.29)

BMI

16.84 (3.55)

897.41 (12.13)**

13.53 (2.25)

688.15 (9.65)

0.28 (0.01)

279.88 (4.59)

Comorbidities

8.62 (3.15)*

100.87 (2.14)

5.52 (1.98)*

78.89 (2.46)

0.88 (0.03)*

10.37 (0.18)

Diabetes prevents daily activity

53.34 (15.96)**

109.26 (1.09)

48.91 (14.35)*

102.14 (0.87)

18.71 (1.44)

22.69 (0.49)

Positive management

1.89 (0.42)

498.63 (6.82)***

1.26 (0.36)

256.613 (4.19)

0.15 (0.02)

38.95 (0.41)

Knowledge of DM and its management

2.80 (1.55)

5.89 (0.05)

1.73 (0.95)

2.75 (0.44)

0.65 (0.07)

1.81 (0.02)

Self-care activities

9.68 (6.84)**

351.38 (4.09)

8.59 (4.86)**

291.46 (2.19)*

1.79 (1.27)*

192.14 (2.10)**

Prior diabetes education

48.36 (4.97)*

289.41 (6.12)**

18.701 (2.87)*

459.31 (6.50)*

7.04 (1.56)

667.19 (7.54)**

Corrected model

183.61 (29.13)*

5684.16 (63.78)*

174.40 (38.64)*

4876.08 (60.84)*

152.47 (43.45)*

4067.77 ( (47.54)*

Intercept

2.192 (5.62)**

307.13 (4.55)***

31.78 (4.82)*

284.98 (3.25)**

36.81 (6.33)*

308.35 (4.11)**

R²/R² _adjusted

0.487/0.431*

0.351/0.297**

0.358/0.331*

0.309/0.281*

0.396/0.327*

0.173/0.952**