Research Article
Dietary Knowledge and Eating Habits among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in Lebanon
Table 5
Multiple linear regression for the factors associated with eating habit index (n = 351).
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† β, regression coefficient. value <0.05: there is a linear relationship between independent variable and DK index adjusting for the effects of other variables. The analysis included age, gender, nationality, residence (Beirut/outside Beirut), education level, occupation, family income, BMI, presence of other chronic diseases, presence of diabetes complications, family history of diabetes, physical activity, alcohol consumption, smoking, HbA1c testing, responsible for diabetes care (patient himself or family member/physician), help in medication administration, checking nutritional composition of foods, social media, physician, and dietitian as sources of dietary information, and DK score. Being physically active refers to engaging in more than one hour of physical activity per week. = 41.7%: 41.7% of the EH index is predicted by independent variables. The bold values in the table indicate p values that are less than 0.05, signifying statistical significance. |