Table 4. Known‐groups validity the Diabetes Quality of Life questionnaire.

	Satisfaction†§	Impact*†‡§	Diabetes‐related worry*†‡§	Social/vocational worry*†§	Total DQOL*†‡§
	Mean ± (SD)	Mean ± (SD)	Mean ± (SD)	Mean ± (SD)	Mean ± (SD)
BMI
<24 (n = 161)	2.34 (0.65)	2.28 (0.65)	2.19 (0.75)	2.18 (0.94)	2.18 (0.94)
≥24 (n = 342)	2.44 (0.57)	2.51 (0.61)	2.32 (0.71)	2.34 (0.74)	2.34 (0.74)
Complications
Absence (n = 296)	2.21 (0.57)	2.10 (0.57)	2.07 (0.72)	2.03 (0.84)	2.12 (0.57)
Presence (n = 207)	2.50 (0.56)	2.55 (0.57)	2.35 (0.72)	2.37 (0.93)	2.49 (0.58)
HbA1c
<7 (n = 232)	2.23 (0.60)	2.01 (0.66)	2.00 (1.04)	2.07 (1.14)	2.09 (0.81)
≥7 (n = 271)	2.42 (0.58)	2.35 (0.61)	2.31 (0.64)	2.29 (0.81)	2.30 (0.55)
Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dL)
<110 (n = 207)	2.32 (0.52)	2.01 (0.66)	2.00 (1.04)	2.08 (1.14)	2.09 (0.81)
≥110 (n = 296)	2.42 (0.60)	2.35 (0.61)	2.39 (0.64)	2.43 (0.81)	2.37 (0.55)

n = 503. *Statistically significant according to Benjamini–Hochberg procedure for body mass index. †Statistically significant according to Benjamini–Hochberg procedure for complications. ‡Statistically significant according to Benjamini–Hochberg procedure for glycated hemoglobin (HbA_1c). §Statistically significant according to Benjamini–Hochberg procedure for fasting plasma glucose. DQOL, Diabetes Quality of Life questionnaire.