Table 5

Results of multiple regression analyses, using the percentage changes in HbA1c, SBP and DBP as dependent variables and some parameters as independent variables

Independent variables	Dependent variables
	% Change of HbA1c		% Change of SBP		% Change of DBP
	β	p	β	p	β	p
Age	−0.08	0.60	0.05	0.79	−0.07	0.69
Gender	0.84	0.81	−6.94	0.08	−9.21	0.03
% Change in BMI	0.22	0.75	0.60	0.44	0.49	0.56
% Change in BG	0.04	0.18	0.04	0.25	0.05	0.12
% Change in HbA1c	–	–	0.15	0.31	0.23	0.15
Exposure to tsunami	11.37	0.00	2.55	0.57	−2.29	0.64

p<0.05: significant.
BG, blood glucose; BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HbA1c, glycosyated haemoglobin A1c; SBP, systolic blood pressure.