Table 2.

Comparison of mean UCLA LS scores according to the DM characteristics of the patients (n = 325)

	Patients, n (%)	UCLA LS score, mean ± SD	p	F
Type of diabetes			0.001*	8.400
Type 1 DM	52 (16)	45.72 ± 11.49
Type 2 DM	270 (83.1)	40.51 ± 13.31
Maturity-onset diabetes of the young	3 (0.9)	34.67 ± 13.43
Duration of diabetes			0.129	1.796
Less than 1 year	46 (14.2)	41.52 ± 13.74
1–5 years	89 (27.5)	39.20 ± 12.20
6–10 years	90 (27.8)	41.07 ± 13.98
11–20 years	86 (26.5)	44.53 ± 13.94
21+ years	13 (4.0)	41.77 ± 10.10
Treatment regime			0.001*	7.687
Insulin	117 (36.0)	45.51 ± 15.27
Oral antidiabetics	141 (43.4)	40.06 ± 11.97
Insulin and oral antidiabetics	12 (3.7)	44.42 ± 12.84
Others	55 (16.9)	36.04 ± 10.24
The presence of complications due to diabetes			0.003*	3.349
Retinopathy	28 (10.5)	35.96 ± 9.57
Nephropathy	4 (1.5)	37.50 ± 14.79
Neuropathy	18 (6.8)	38.78 ± 12.11
Diabetic foot	20(7.5)	52.25 ± 16.04
Do you pay attention to your diet?			0.356	1.037
Yes	118(38.2)	40.46 ± 13.57
Sometimes it is delayed	204(45.3)	41.57 ± 12.55
No	74(16.4)	43.67 ± 15.54
Do you exercise regularly?			0.001*	7.781
Yes	45(13.8)	37.00 ± 11.36
Sometimes, irregularly	73(22.5)	38.15 ± 8.72
No	207(63.7)	43.66 ± 14.72

F, one-way analysis of variance. *p < 0.05.

DM, diabetes mellitus; UCLA LS, University of California, Los Angeles Loneliness Scale; SD, standard deviation.