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Table 3 Items inter-correlations (Pearson’s correlation coefficients) of the Malay Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus

From: Validity and reliability of a Malay version of the brief illness perception questionnaire for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

 

Pearson’s correlation, r (n)

Consequences

Timeline

Personal Control

Treatment Control

Identity

Concern

Understanding

Emotional Response

Consequences

1 (324)

       

Timeline

0.233** (320)

1 (320)

      

Personal Control

0.090 (322)

−0.231** (318)

1 (322)

     

Treatment Control

0.082 (322)

−0.211** (319)

0.505** (320)

1 (322)

    

Identity

0.503** (321)

0.259** (318)

0.072 (319)

0.016 (320)

1 (321)

   

Concern

0.418** (322)

0.131* (318)

−0.042 (320)

−0.058 (320)

0.379** (319)

1 (322)

  

Understanding

−0.087 (324)

−0.142* (320)

0.314** (322)

0.352** (322)

−0.060 (321)

−0.303** (322)

1 (324)

 

Emotional Response

0.525** (322)

0.138* (318)

0.009 (320)

0.001 (320)

0.532** (320)

0.514** (320)

−0.165** (322)

1 (322)

  1. * p value <0.05, ** p value <0.01