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. 2013 Jun 19;2013:206074. doi: 10.1155/2013/206074

Table 2.

Unadjusted preference-weighted QOL scores stratified by clinical and demographic characteristics.

N Health Utility Index 2 Health Utility Index 3 Feeling thermometer
Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD)
BMI%
 <85 2456 0.853 (0.157) 0.805 (0.233) 0.826 (0.156)
 85–94 1003 0.848 (0.157) 0.795 (0.236) 0.803 (0.155)
 95–99 1176 0.838 (0.163) 0.786 (0.242) 0.784 (0.159)
 99+ 344 0.814 (0.175) 0.759 (0.245) 0.740 (0.189)
<0.001 0.004 <0.001
Fasting glucose (mg/dL)
 <100 4172 0.845 (0.160) 0.794 (0.238) 0.807 (0.161)
 100–110 745 0.852 (0.160) 0.803 (0.230) 0.798 (0.161)
 100+ 62 0.815 (0.173) 0.779 (0.262) 0.790 (0.179)
0.135 0.438 0.346
Fasting insulin (μU/mL)
 <30 4653 0.847 (0.159) 0.797 (0.237) 0.809 (0.159)
 30+ 326 0.830 (0.168) 0.781 (0.237) 0.761 (0.181)
0.088 0.272 <0.001
Age
 10 or younger 91 0.849 (0.174) 0.790 (0.250) 0.808 (0.187)
 11 3535 0.852 (0.153) 0.806 (0.225) 0.810 (0.158)
 12 1353 0.829 (0.174) 0.768 (0.262) 0.795 (0.166)
<0.001 <0.001 0.112
Sex
 Male 2336 0.847 (0.160) 0.799 (0.238) 0.811 (0.154)
 Female 2643 0.845 (0.160) 0.793 (0.236) 0.800 (0.167)
0.697 0.331 0.006
Tanner stage
 1 492 0.872 (0.147) 0.821 (0.220) 0.802 (0.162)
 2 1280 0.851 (0.149) 0.803 (0.221) 0.811 (0.155)
 3 1964 0.845 (0.161) 0.798 (0.238) 0.808 (0.160)
 4 or 5 1170 0.830 (0.174) 0.773 (0.256) 0.798 (0.168)
<0.001 <0.001 0.150
Family history of diabetes
 Yes 649 0.832 (0.168) 0.773 (0.256) 0.786 (0.167)
 No 3004 0.850 (0.157) 0.802 (0.232) 0.810 (0.159)
0.014 0.007 0.002
Race/ethnicity
 Hispanic 2857 0.836 (0.163) 0.779 (0.244) 0.791 (0.164)
 Black 1066 0.849 (0.159) 0.802 (0.235) 0.825 (0.159)
 White 1056 0.870 (0.149) 0.834 (0.214) 0.826 (0.152)
<0.001 <0.001 0.019
Highest educational grade attained in household
 No HS diploma 1308 0.833 (0.167) 0.773 (0.251) 0.789 (0.166)
 Some college 2620 0.849 (0.161) 0.799 (0.234) 0.807 (0.162)
 College grade or higher 912 0.859 (0.144) 0.825 (0.214) 0.827 (0.153)
0.015 <0.001 0.009