Psychological predictors of diabetic ketoacidosis in children: Health belief model-based case-control study

Table 3 Differences in psychological factors and adherence behaviors between groups, mean ± SD

Variable	Case group	Control group	P value
Perceived severity	3.65 ± 0.82	4.27 ± 0.74	< 0.001
Perceived susceptibility	4.42 ± 0.55	3.02 ± 0.94	< 0.001
Perceived understanding	2.46 ± 0.99	4.47 ± 0.55	< 0.001
Dietary adherence	2.34 ± 0.94	4.44 ± 0.54	< 0.001
Glucose testing adherence	2.32 ± 0.96	4.45 ± 0.56	< 0.001
Treatment adherence	2.35 ± 0.95	4.42 ± 0.54	< 0.001