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Table 1 Demographics, health and social support in relation to adherence (n = 429)

From: Predictors of adherence to wearing therapeutic footwear among people with diabetes

    

Univariate regression

Multiple regression

Variables

N (%)

Adherence, mean (SD)

β

p-value

β

p-value

Sex

 Men

287 (66.9)

0.49 (0.32)

.041

.395

  

 Women

142 (33.1)

0.52 (0.35)

    

Age, mean (SD)

69.1 (10.6)

0.50 (0.33)

−.052

.285

  

Education

 Incomplete elementary schooling

11 (2.7)

0.48 (0.34)

−.010

.841

  

 Elementary school

143 (34.8)

0.49 (0.34)

−.014

.780

  

 Upper secondary school

152 (37.0)

0.51 (0.35)

.023

.638

  

 College/university

105 (25.5)

0.50 (0.29)

−.007

.889

  

Occupation†

 Retired ‡

296 (70.1)

0.48 (0.33)

−.088

.072

−.004

.946

 Paid employment ‡

71 (16.8)

0.61 (0.31)

.146

.003

.154

.002*

 Unemployed

11 (2.6)

0.47 (0.33)

−.014

.769

  

 Student

3 (0.7)

0.52 (0.20)

.004

.932

  

 Disability pension

57 (13.5)

0.53 (0.34)

.041

.401

  

 Sick leave

25 (5.9)

0.56 (0.32)

.049

.312

  

Diabetes type

 Type 1 ‡

118 (27.5)

0.55 (0.34)

.087

.070

.071

.151

 Type 2 ‡

309 (72.0)

0.49 (0.33)

−.081

.093

−.065

.192

 Other type

2 (0.5)

0.32 (0)

.038

.436

  

Current foot ulcer

 Yes ‡

131 (30.8)

0.58 (0.32)

.150

.002

.108

.032*

 No

295 (69.2)

0.47 (0.33)

    

Previous foot ulcer

 Yes ‡

250 (60.1)

0.54 (0.33)

.158

.001

.131

.009*

 No

166 (39.9)

0.44 (0.32)

    

Partial foot amputation

 Yes

62 (14.8)

0.60 (0.32)

.122

.012

.063

.222

 No

356 (85.2)

0.48 (0.33)

    

Amputation through or above the ankle

 Yes ‡

19 (4.5)

0.65 (0.32)

.096

.049

.069

.169

 No

401 (95.5)

0.49 (0.33)

    

Is there someone close to you who supports you with your foot problems?

 Yes

258 (61.7)

0.50 (0.33)

.004

.940

  

 No

160 (38.3)

0.50 (0.33)

    
 

Mean (SD)

     

Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless (1 = Almost every day to 4 = Not at all)

1.8 (1.0)

0.51 (0.33)

−.013

.798

  

General health (1 = Excellent to 5 = Poor)

2.6 (1.0)

0.50 (0.33)

.038

.432

  
  1. SD Standard deviation. †The percentages add up to more than 100% because more than one alternative could be chosen. ‡ Variables with p-values < 0.10 in the univariate analyses were entered in the multiple regression analysis by domain. * p < 0.05 in the multiple regression analysis. Multiple regression model F(3,394) = 8.04, p < 0.001, R2 = 0.06
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Journal of Foot and Ankle Research

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