Figure 2

Analysis of factors that influence coping. Stepwise multiple regression analysis and path analysis were used to model the factors that influence the 10 SCI indicators separately for females (A) and males (B). For the treatment methods, patients undergoing either diet or exercise were assigned a value of 1, patients undergoing both diet and exercise a value of 2, patients taking OHAs irrespective of diet and exercise therapy a value of 3, patients receiving insulin injections irrespective of diet and exercise therapy a value of 4, and patients receiving both OHAs and insulin injections a value of 5. Patients not living with spouses were assigned a value of 0 and those living with spouses a value of 1. The figures above the arrowed lines are standardized coefficients and those above the two-headed arrowed lines are correlation coefficients between the two variables. *: P < 0.05, **: P < 0.01, ***: P < 0.005, ****: P < 0.001. Abbreviations for SCI indicators, Pla: Problem solving, Con: Confrontational, See: Seeking social support, Acc: Accepting responsibility, Sel: Self-controllling, Esc: Escape-avoidance, Dis: Distancing, Pos: Positive reappraisal, Co: Cognitive, Em: Emotional.