TABLE 2.

General HRQL at 6 months after diagnosis according to diabetes status and primary treatment/management strategy

Primary treatment/management strategy	HRQL score ± SD
	No diabetes diagnosis	Prevalent diabetes	Incident diabetes
Prostatectomy	n = 796	n = 108	n = 108
General health status†‡	78.2 ± 21.0	62.5 ± 26.8***	72.5 ± 22.1**
Role function: physical	65.2 ± 40.5	54.4 ± 43.4	57.2 ± 43.4
Role function: emotional	78.5 ± 35.5	66.7 ± 41.2**	63.2 ± 42.7**
Mental health	78.9 ± 17.5	74.8 ± 17.5	75.1 ± 17.8
Bodily pain	82.0 ± 22.6	74.6 ± 27.2**	76.6 ± 26.0
Vitality	65.2 ± 23.3	58.3 ± 20.7**	58.9 ± 22.1
Radiation therapy	n = 299	n = 63	n = 46
General health status	70.6 ± 24.4	58.6 ± 26.5**	64.3 ± 23.6
Role function: physical	62.1 ± 42.2	50.8 ± 44.0	61.4 ± 40.7
Role function: emotional	75.3 ± 37.4	64.0 ± 42.4	70.3 ± 37.4
Mental health	79.4 ± 17.5	73.6 ± 22.5	76.9 ± 17.0
Bodily pain	79.3 ± 23.5	73.1 ± 28.0	80.6 ± 19.5
Vitality	60.3 ± 23.3	51.5 ± 24.6	58.4 ± 22.0
Hormone therapy	n = 125	n = 21	n = 26
General health status	60.9 ± 28.3	50.5 ± 28.4	57.2 ± 24.4
Role function: physical	49.2 ± 42.5	52.5 ± 43.6	53.8 ± 44.0
Role function: emotional	67.2 ± 40.5	78.3 ± 39.4	60.2 ± 42.2
Mental health	78.6 ± 17.1	76.8 ± 16.9	72.6 ± 18.0
Bodily pain	73.7 ± 25.8	76.2 ± 21.8	69.4 ± 29.1
Vitality	57.8 ± 21.8	51.5 ± 24.6	57.3 ± 23.5
Watchful waiting	n = 137	n = 47	n = 35
General health status†	72.1 ± 26.6	54.1 ± 25.1***	63.2 ± 27.7
Role function: physical	70.7 ± 38.9	56.5 ± 44.5	59.5 ± 41.7
Role function: emotional	81.2 ± 33.7	70.3 ± 43.5	72.5 ± 38.9
Mental health	79.4 ± 24.1	68.8 ± 26.3	72.8 ± 21.5
Bodily pain	79.9 ± 17.3	73.8 ± 16.7	75.3 ± 17.0
Vitality	64.2 ± 21.7	55.1 ± 20.3**	58.5 ± 20.3

Significantly different from men without diabetes:

^***P < 0.001;

^**P < 0.01.

^†Clinically significant different: men without diabetes vs. prevalent diabetes.

^‡Prevalent diabetes vs. incident diabetes: P < 0.01.