Table 2.
Means of the quality of life scores between sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of diabetic type 2 patients.
| SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC AND CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS | QUALITY OF LIFE | |||||
| Physical | Psychological | Level of independence | Social relationships | Environment | Spirituality/Religion/Personal beliefs | |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 62.4 (17.5)† | 64.5 (14.6)† | 62.7 (13.7) | 70.0 (12.6) | 65.6 (10.6)† | 74.2 (16.9) |
| Male | 67.2 (16.6)† | 73.1 (10.1)† | 63.8 (13.4) | 72.3 (9.8) | 69.6 (8.8)† | 73.5 (17.3) |
| Educational level | ||||||
| No education | 59.6 (21.3)† | 61.4 (17.2)† | 58.9 (16.6)† | 65.0 (12.9)† | 61.0 (11.7)† | 71.8 (19.9) |
| Basic education | 62.5 (16.4)† | 66.5 (13.0)† | 61.9 (12.6)† | 69.8 (11.1)† | 66.6 (9.7)† | 74.3 (15.5) |
| Intermediate level | 69.6 (18.0)† | 73.6 (12.8)† | 67.9 (15.5)† | 76.8 (9.8)† | 69.6 (9.8)† | 74.2 (24.1) |
| Higher education | 74.1 (14.9)† | 76.0 (11.8)† | 70.5 (12.1)† | 77.0 (11.7)† | 73.5 (8.7)† | 73.2 (17.3) |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Singled | 55.7 (17.0) | 61.7 (13.6) | 59.8 (12.6) | 68.0 (14.0) | 66.2 (12.9) | 74.0 (18.8) |
| Married/Free union | 64.7 (17.2) | 68.1 (13.9) | 63.4 (13.6) | 71.2 (11.6) | 67.2 (10.1) | 73.6 (17.5) |
| Divorced/Widow(er) | 64.7 (17.5) | 68.1 (13.0) | 63.3 (13.7) | 70.3 (11.2) | 67.0 (9.7) | 75.2 (14.4) |
| Hypertension | ||||||
| Yes | 63.6 (16.6) | 66.7 (13.7) | 61.9 (14.3)† | 70.3 (11.7) | 67.3 (10.8) | 73.8 (17.1) |
| No | 65.2 (18.5) | 69.6 (13.6) | 65.3 (12.0)† | 71.9 (11.5) | 66.9 (9.0) | 74.2 (17.0) |
| Hypoglycaemic prescription | ||||||
| Monotherapy | 64.7 (16.5) | 68.6 (13.9) | 63.8 (14.2) | 70.8 (12.1) | 66.9 (10.7) | 73.6 (19.7) |
| Polytherapy | 63.9 (17.7) | 67.3 (13.6) | 62.8 (13.3) | 70.9 (11.4) | 67.3 (9.8) | 74.1 (15.5) |
†P < 0.05