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Table 2 Pearson correlation (R) between HRQoL scale and clinico-laboratory and psychosocial data among the studied children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) (n = 60)

From: Psychosocial aspects of continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion in children with type 1 diabetes in Egypt; a limited resources country perspective

 

HRQoL scale

Physical

Emotional

Social

School

Psychosocial

Overall

Age (years)

 R

− 0.048

− 0.23

− 0.048

− 0.007

− 0.144

− 0.113

 P value

0.716

0.078

0.718

0.955

0.272

0.388

Disease duration (years)

 R

− 0.052

− 0.11

− 0.042

0.13

− 0.03

− 0.029

 P value

0.695

0.403

0.752

0.323

0.818

0.825

Insulin daily dose (u/kg/d)

 R

− 0.094

− 0.4

− 0.192

− 0.26

− 0.33

− 0.295

 P value

0.474

0.002

0.142

0.045

0.01

0.022

Weight Z score

 R

0.151

0.148

0.206

0.242

0.213

0.221

 P value

0.248

0.258

0.115

0.062

0.103

0.09

Height Z score

 R

0.216

0.374

0.254

0.116

0.304

0.298

 P value

0.097

0.003

0.051

0.378

0.018

0.021

BMI Z score

 R

0.002

0.136

0.15

0.024

0.117

0.099

 P value

0.988

0.302

0.253

0.855

0.372

0.454

HbA1C (%)

 R

− 0.561

− 0.359

− 0.502

− 0.437

− 0.489

− 0.549

 P value

 < 0.001

0.005

 < 0.001

0.001

0.001

 < 0.001

SMBG (mg/dl)

 R

− 0.495

− 0.442

− 0.363

− 0.413

− 0.473

− 0.513

 P value

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

0.004

0.001

0.001

 < 0.001

Diabetes self-management questionnaire

 R

0.677

0.441

0.585

0.55

0.605

0.6677

 P value

 < 0.001

0.0005

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

Socioeconomic level scale

 Education and cultural

  R

0.125

0.044

0.259

0.172

0.169

0.175

  P value

0.367

0.754

0.059

0.214

0.221

0.204

 Family

  R

− 0.024

− 0.161

− 0.1

− 0.191

− 0.177

− 0.15

  P value

0.861

0.247

0.47

0.167

0.201

0.279

 Economic

 R

0.543

0.103

0.402

0.219

0.277

0.367

  P value

 < 0.001

0.46

0.003

0.112

0.043

0.006

 Occupation

  R

− 0.081

− 0.059

− 0.066

0.032

− 0.041

− 0.054

  P value

0.559

0.676

0.634

0.818

0.771

0.697

 Family possessions

  R

0.313

0.337

0.307

0.581

0.48

0.467

  P value

0.021

0.013

0.024

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 Home sanitation

  R

0.454

0.375

0.313

0.371

0.417

0.459

  P value

0.001

0.005

0.021

0.006

0.002

0.001

 Health care

  R

− 0.413

− 0.121

− 0.256

− 0.205

− 0.228

− 0.291

  P value

0.002

0.384

0.062

0.136

0.097

0.033

 CIDS

  R

0.423

0.379

0.488

0.348

0.509

0.498

  P value

0.001

0.003

 < 0.001

0.007

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

  1. T1D: type 1 diabetes; HRQoL: health related quality of life; BMI: body mass index; HbA1C: fraction C of glycated hemoglobin; SMBG: self-monitoring of blood glucose; CIDS: confidence in diabetes self-management
  2. R: Pearson correlation coefficient, P < 0.05 significant; P < 0.01 highly significant