Independent Variables SE Beta t Sig.
Age 0.047  0.022  0.345 0.731
Gender 0.524 -0.475 -9.753 0.000**
Family size 0.072 -0.157 -3.335 0.001**
Years with diabetes 0.023  0.112  1.750 0.081
Learning barriers 0.261  0.129  2.222 0.027*
Food related problems 0.161  0.026  0.369 0.712
Satisfaction with prescribed diet 0.721 -0.146 -2.968 0.003**
Diet DFBC subscale scores 0.158  0.058  1.123 0.262
MNA scores 0.076 -0.167 -2.448 0.015*
*Significant at the 0.05 level, **Significant at the 0.01 level, Adjusted R2 0.357 Gender: male=0, female=1, Satisfaction with prescribed diet: satisfied=1, unsatisfied=0
SE (Standard Error) DFBC (Diabetes Family Behavior Checklist), MNA (Mini Nutritional Assessment)
Table 5: Multiple Linear Regression Analysis of Barriers to Diet Self-care.