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. 2015 Apr 29;11:669–681. doi: 10.2147/TCRM.S81623

Table 2.

Clinical variables according to the health clinics

Health clinic, mean (SD) [valid n]
F P-value
Total Seri Kembangan Dengkil Salak
Age (years) 56.9 (10.18) [698] 58.8 (10.21) [222] 57.7 (11.08) [123] 55.5 (9.64) [353] 7.81 <0.0001
Diabetes duration (years) 6.5 (5.71) [677] 9.1 (7.05) [220] 6.3 (4.34) [123] 4.9 (4.43) [334] 39.94 <0.0001
HPT duration (years) 6.8 (5.80) [515] 8.4 (6.25) [171] 7.0 (4.59) [108] 5.6 (5.67) [236] 12.60 <0.0001
Dyslipidemia duration (years) 4.2 (3.01) [250] 4.9 (3.33) [124] 3.4 (2.28) [113] 5.1 (3.68) [13] 8.87 <0.0001
HbA1c (%) 8.5 (2.14) [621] 8.5 (2.05) [190] 8.6 (2.21) [121] 8.4 (2.16) [310] 0.13 0.878
CBG (mmol/L) 9.4 (3.66) [687] 9.1 (3.12) [219] 9.3 (3.37) [123] 9.7 (4.05) [345] 2.00 0.137
SBP (mmHg) 136.9 (17.7) [695] 134.5 (15.1) [219] 131.1 (17.0) [123] 140.5 (18.6) [353] 16.71 <0.0001
DBP (mmHg) 79.2 (12.2) [695] 76.6 (11.0) [219] 76.4 (9.3) [123] 81.7 (13.2) [353] 16.57 <0.0001
LDL-C (mmol/L) 3.0 (1.00) [566] 3.0 (1.04) [201] 2.8 (1.11) [121] 3.0 (0.90) [244] 1.70 0.184
HDL-C in mmol/L 1.0 (0.32) [569] 1.2 (0.32) [202] 0.9 (0.32) [122] 0.9 (0.26) [245] 59.24 <0.0001
Triglycerides (mmol/L) 1.9 (1.39) [569] 1.8 (1.07) [201] 2.0 (1.01) [123] 2.0 (1.54) [245] 2.53 0.081
Total cholesterol (mmol/L) 4.8 (1.17) [619] 5.0 (1.09) [203] 4.7 (1.21) [123] 4.8 (1.20) [293] 2.51 0.082
DDS-17 37.1 (15.98) [663] 40.6 (17.34) [206] 40.3 (18.46) [118] 33.8 (13.35) [339] 14.93 <0.0001
Emotional burden 11.9 (5.33) [685] 11.9 (5.65) [219] 12.6 (6.03) [120] 11.6 (4.84) [346] 1.30 0.274
Physician distress 7.9 (4.67) [683] 9.6 (5.67) [216] 9.1 (4.68) [121] 6.4 (3.29) [346] 40.49 <0.0001
Regimen distress 11.3 (5.20) [690] 12.0 (5.36) [218] 12.2 (6.06) [121] 10.6 (4.65) [351] 7.88 <0.0001
Interpersonal distress 6.3 (3.65) [689] 7.2 (4.40) [217] 7.0 (3.95) [121] 5.6 (2.77) [351] 16.15 <0.0001
PHQ-9 4.6 (4.31) [684] 5.5 (4.91) [218] 4.2 (4.01) [121] 4.2 (3.90) [345] 7.69 <0.0001
MMAS-8 5.6 (1.42) [668] 5.6 (1.45) [216] 5.8 (1.31) [121] 5.6 (1.45) [331] 0.76 0.469
WHOQOL-BREF 55.5 (6.31) [694] 54.9 (6.66) [218] 55.0 (6.11) [123] 56.0 (6.12) [353] 2.70 0.068
Physical health 13.1 (1.70) [700] 12.8 (1.80) [224] 13.1 (1.65) [123] 13.3 (1.64) [353] 5.22 0.006
Psychological health 13.3 (1.88) [697] 13.0 (1.91) [221] 12.7 (2.03) [123] 13.6 (1.73) [353] 12.94 <0.0001
Social relationship 14.7 (2.40) [698] 14.7 (2.50) [222] 15.3 (2.45) [123] 14.5 (2.29) [353] 5.82 0.003
Environmental 14.4 (2.08) [697] 14.3 (2.47) [221] 13.9 (1.89) [123] 14.7 (1.83) [353] 8.19 <0.0001

Note: P-values are for the analysis of variance.

Abbreviations: DDS-17, Diabetes Distress Scale 17 items; PHQ-9, Patient Health Questionnaire 9 items; MMAS-8, 8-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale; WHOQOL-BREF, World Health Organization Quality of Life-Brief 26 items; CBG, casual blood glucose; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HPT, hypertension; SD, standard deviation; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin.