Table 1.
Impact of diabetes in the quality of life of insulin and non-insulin treated patients and of patients with and without complications
| Item | Insulin treated | Non-insulin treated | p | With complications | Without complications | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I- generic QoL * | 0.407 | 0.306 | 0.569 | 0.159 | 0.463 | 0.024 |
| II- impact of diabetes on QoL* | -1.963 | -1.542 | 0.053 | -1.682 | -1.648 | 0.659 |
| 1- working life | -3.611 | -1.887 | 0.015 | -2.733 | -2.024 | 0.227 |
| 2- family life | -2.333 | -2.059 | 0.801 | -1.927 | -2.340 | 0.335 |
| 3 – social life | -1.615 | -1.348 | 0.985 | -1.585 | -1.321 | 0.983 |
| 4 – sex life | -2.048 | -2.063 | 0.979 | -1.714 | -2.306 | 0.231 |
| 5 – physical appearance | -2.154 | -2.286 | 0.576 | -2.349 | -2.170 | 0.607 |
| 6 – do physically | -3.000 | -2.042 | 0.060 | -2.762 | -1.962 | 0.157 |
| 7 – holidays/ leisure | -3.111 | -1.986 | 0.060 | -2.364 | -2.294 | 0.856 |
| 8 – travel | -3.577 | -2.366 | 0.061 | -3.091 | -2.404 | 0.489 |
| 9 – confidence in ability | -3.259 | -2.214 | 0.096 | -2.953 | -2.189 | 0.092 |
| 10 - motivation | -2.889 | -1.887 | 0.047 | -2.273 | -2.075 | 0.482 |
| 11 – society reaction | -1.148 | -0.958 | 0.627 | -1.047 | -1.000 | 0.493 |
| 12- future | -0.333 | 0.236 | 0.844 | 0.582 | -0.315 | 0.214 |
| 13 – finances | -2.846 | -1.352 | 0.005 | -1.977 | -1.604 | 0.763 |
| 14 – dependence | -1.808 | -1.086 | 0.501 | -1.349 | -1.212 | 0.686 |
| 15 – living conditions | -4.074 | -2.086 | <0.001 | -2.682 | -2.615 | 0.870 |
| 16 – freedom to eat | -4.444 | -4.099 | 0.631 | -4.318 | -4.113 | 0.726 |
| 17 – enjoyment of food | -3.852 | -3.347 | 0.572 | -3.705 | -3.296 | 0.641 |
| 18 – freedom to drink | -2.963 | -2.694 | 0.952 | -2.727 | -2.741 | 0.611 |
Note: columns in light grey represent the items with greater negative impact. Rows in darker grey represent the domain with greater negative impact (freedom to eat), independently of the patient subgroup. * The first two items are rated from 3 to -3 for present quality of life and from -3 to +3 for diabetes-specific quality of life. The other item scores range from -9 to +9 where negative numbers indicate negative impact of diabetes on that aspect of life.