Table 1.

Distribution of adolescents with type 1 diabetes according to the level of quality of life (QoL) in different domains by sex. Higher scores denote lower worry, lower impact, higher satisfaction, and better total QoL

QoL	Poor		Moderate		Good		% mean score
Domains	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Total worry
Male	17	7.8	76	34.9	125	57.3	79.87 ± 13.22
Female	34	11.9	129	45.3	122	42.8	76.42 ± 13.11
Total	51	10.1	205	40.8	247	49.1	77.92 ± 13.26
	χ2a = 9.74**						Zb = 3.37**
Total impact
Male	11	5.0	123	56.5	84	38.5	76.75 ± 9.83
Female	25	8.8	177	62.1	83	29.1	74.11 ± 10.40
Total	36	7.2	300	59.6	167	33.2	75.25 ± 10.23
	χ2a = 6.33**						Zb = 2.72**
Total satisfaction with life
Male	10	4.6	77	35.3	131	60.1	80.89 ± 10.53
Female	41	14.4	140	49.1	104	36.5	74.02 ± 13.03
Total	51	10.2	217	43.1	235	46.7	77.00 ± 12.47
	χ2a = 31.62**						Zb = 6.00**
Total QoL
Male	6	2.8	115	52.7	97	44.5	78.77 ± 8.92
Female	20	7.0	171	60.0	94	33.0	74.51 ± 10.03
Total	26	5.2	286	56.8	191	38.0	76.36 ± 9.79
	χ2a = 9.47**						Zb = 4.716**

Notes:

^aChi-square test for linear trend was applied;

^bMann–Whitney U test was applied;

^**significant at P < 0.01.