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Table 1 Descriptive statistics and correlations

From: Diabetes self-management in online health communities: an information exchange perspective

	Mean	SD	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
1. HSP	2.517	1.634
2. ISP	0.335	0.472	0.440**
3. ISD	0.297	0.770	0.706**	0.565**
4. ISOP	15.819	39.507	0.153**	0.016	0.053**
5. IP	62.529	59.821	0.046	0.035	0.067	0.016
6. MTitle1	–	–	0.050*	0.023	0.053*	0.009	0.570
7. MTitle2	–	–	0.372*	0.372*	0.441*	0.171*	0.162*	0.342*
8. ETitle	–	–	0.136	0.215	0.186*	0.015	0.020	0.008	0.169*
9. Gender	–	–	0.058*	0.009	0.053*	0.074	0.050	0.042*	0.136	0.046
10. Education	–	–	0.438	0.496	0.510	0.070	0.056	0.071	0.532	0.110	0.224
11. Recommendation	4.044	0.327	0.007	0.147**	0.030*	0.078**	0.035*	0.007	0.080**	0.007	0.025	0.438*
12. Days	1121.400	2364.203	0.438**	0.496**	0.510**	0.070**	0.056**	0.071*	0.532**	0.110**	0.303**	0.238**	0.163
13. RR	0.699	0.322	0.224**	0.177**	0.268**	0.104**	− 0.215	− 0.017	0.399**	0.006	0.078**	0.09**	0.303**	0.257
14. Level	–	–	0.022	0.074**	0.031*	0.058**	0.253	− 0.058	0.019	0.007	0.062	0.023	0.145	− 0.131	0.067
15. City	–	–	0.052*	0.016	0.196**	− 0.110*	− 0.034*	0.139**	0.052**	0.016	0.196**	0.238**	0.224	− 0.053	0.056	0.022

These numbers in the first row refer to the corresponding variables in the first column. ISP, information sharing from the diabetic patient; HSP, the health status of the diabetic patient; ISD, information sharing from doctor j; ISOP, information sharing from other people with diabetes; IP, information price
*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001

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