INS and diabetes mellitus: The univariate regression analysis demonstrated the following variables were associated with SKILLD: schooling level (B=0.232; p<0.001); marital status - married (B=0.483; p=0.031); use of insulin (B=1.432; p=0.003); duration of diabetes (B=0.071; p=0.005) and SAHLPA-18 (B=0.182; p<0.001) (Table 2).