Table 2.
Comparison between DSC Score and demographic and health characteristics (mean ± SD).
| DSC Dimension |
HYPER | HYPO | CARD | NSENSE | NPAIN | NTOTAL | PFATIGUE | PCOG | PTOTAL | VISION | DSCTOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics | |||||||||||
| Age | 1.8(1.9) | 1.2(1.5) | 0.7(1.1) | 1.3(1.7) | 1(1.6) | 1.2(1.4) | 1.6(2) | 1(1.4) | 1.3(1.6) | 0.6(1.4) | 1.2(1.1) |
| 60–74 years | |||||||||||
| ≥75 Years | 1.7(1.8) | 1(1.1) | 0.6(1) | 1.4(1.9) | 1.2(2.1)* | 1.3(1.9) | 1.5(2) | 0.7(1) | 1.1(1.3) | 0.5(1.2) | 1.2(1.1) |
| Sex | 1.9(1.9) | 1.2(1.5)* | 0.7(1.2) | 1.3(1.8) | 1.2(2) | 1.3(1.7) | 1.8(2.3)* | 1(1.3) | 1.4(1.7)* | 0.6(1.4) | 1.3(1.2) |
| Female | |||||||||||
| Male | 1.7(1.7) | 0.9(1.2) | 0.6(1) | 1.3(1.7) | 0.9(1.4) | 1.1(1.4) | 1.2(1.5) | 0.9(1.3) | 1.0(1.2) | 0.5(1.2) | 1.1(0.9) |
| Education | 1.8(1.8) | 1(1.4) | 0.8(1.2) | 1.5(2) | 1.3(2)* | 1.4(1.8) | 1.4(2) | 0.9(1.2) | 1.2(1.4) | 0.8(1.7)* | 1.2(1.2) |
| <High School | |||||||||||
| ≥High School | 1.8(1.8) | 1.2(1.4) | 0.6(1) | 1.2(1.6) | 0.9(1.6) | 1.1(1.4) | 1.6(2.1) | 0.9(1.3) | 1.3(1.5) | 0.5(1.1) | 1.1(1.1) |
| Ethnicity | 2(1.9)* | 1.3(1.6)* | 0.6(0.9)* | 1.4(1.8) | 1.1(1.9) | 1.3(1.6) | 1.7(2.1)* | 1(1.3)* | 1.4(1.5)* | 0.6(1.4) | 1.3(1.1)* |
| White | |||||||||||
| African | 1.6(1.8)* | 0.9(1.2)* | 0.6(1)* | 1.1(1.7) | 0.9(1.5) | 1(1.4) | 1.2(1.9)* | 0.6(1.1)* | 0.9(1.4)* | 0.5(1) | 1(1.1)* |
| American | |||||||||||
| American | 1.8(1.9)* | 1.1(1.3)* | 0.9(1.4)* | 1.4(1.8) | 1.2(1.8) | 1.3(1.6) | 1.7(2.1)* | 1.1(1.4)* | 1.4(1.6)* | 0.6(1.5) | 1.3(1.2)* |
| Indian | |||||||||||
| Economic Status | 2(1.9)* | 1.2(1.4) | 0.8(1.2)* | 1.6(2)* | 1.4(2)* | 1.5(1.8)* | 1.9(2.4)* | 1(1.4) | 1.4(1.7)* | 0.7(1.6) | 1.4(1.2)* |
| Below Poverty | |||||||||||
| Above Poverty | 1.7(1.8) | 1.1(1.4) | 0.6(1.1) | 1.2(1.6) | 0.9(1.6) | 1.1(1.5) | 1.4(1.9) | 0.9(1.3) | 1.2(1.4) | 0.5(1.2) | 1.1(1.1) |
| Diabetes-related characteristics | |||||||||||
| On Oral Med | 1.7(1.8) | 1.1(1.4) | 0.7(1.2) | 1.3(1.8) | 1.1(1.8) | 1.2(1.6) | 1.5(2) | 0.9(1.3) | 1.2(1.5) | 0.6(1.3) | 1.1(1.2) |
| Yes | |||||||||||
| No | 2.1(2)* | 1.2(1.3) | 0.6(0.8) | 1.3(1.8) | 1(1.6) | 1.2(1.5) | 1.7(2.2) | 1(1.3) | 1.4(1.6) | 0.6(1.4) | 1.3(1.1) |
| On Insulin | 2.2(2)* | 1.3(1.5) | 0.8(1.1) | 1.8(2.1)* | 1.4(2.1)* | 1.6(1.9)* | 1.9(2.3)* | 1.1(1.4)* | 1.5(1.6)* | 0.9(1.7)* | 1.5(1.3)* |
| Yes | |||||||||||
| No | 1.6(1.8) | 1.1(1.4) | 0.6(1.1) | 1.1(1.5) | 0.9(1.6) | 1(1.4) | 1.4(1.9) | 0.8(1.3) | 1.1(1.4) | 0.4(1.2) | 1(1.1) |
| HbA1c | 1.7(1.9) | 1(1.2) | 0.7(1.1) | 1.2(1.7) | 1.0(1.8) | 1.1(1.5) | 1.5(1.9) | 0.9(1.3) | 1.2(1.4) | 0.5(1.3) | 1.1(1.1) |
| <7.0% | |||||||||||
| ≥7.0% | 1.9(1.8) | 1.2(1.5) | 0.7(1.1) | 1.4(1.9) | 1.1(1.8) | 1.3(1.6) | 1.7(2.2) | 1(1.3) | 1.3(1.6) | 0.6(1.4) | 1.3(1.2) |
| Diabetes | 1.4(1.6) | 0.9(1.3) | 0.6(1) | 1.0(1.5) | 0.8(1.5) | 0.9(1.3) | 1.2(1.8) | 0.7(1) | 0.9(1.3) | 0.5(1.3) | 0.9(1) |
| Duration | |||||||||||
| <10 years | |||||||||||
| ≥10 years | 2(1.9)* | 1.3(1.5)* | 0.8(1.2)* | 1.5(1.9)* | 1.2(1.9) | 1.4(1.7)* | 1.8(2.1)* | 1.1(1.4)* | 1.4(1.6)* | 0.6(1.4) | 1.3(1.2)* |
*
P < 0.05.
DSC = Diabetes Symptom Checklist, Symptom Dimensions: HYPER = hyperglycemia, HYPO = hypoglycemia, CARD= cardiovascular, NSEN-SE = polyneuropathic sensory, NPAIN = polyneuropathic pain, NTOTAL = all polyneuropathic, PFATIGUE = psychological fatigue, PCOGN = p-sychological cognitive distress, PTOTAL = all psychological fatigue and cognitive distress symptoms, VISION = ophthalmological symptoms, DSCTOT = Diabetes System Checklist total symptom severity score.