Table 3.

Comparison of the mean loneliness scores according to the various factors of patients

	Patients, n (%)	UCLA LS, (mean ± SD)	p	F
Family life	n = 325		0.018*	4.063
Patients who reported that  their blood glucose levels  were badly affected by their  family life	76 (23.3)	43.78 ± 13.69
Patients who reported that  their blood glucose levels  were not affected by their  family life	104 (32)	38.53 ± 12.33
Business life	n = 112		0.019*	4.194
Patients who reported that  their blood glucose levels  were badly affected by their  business life	26 (23.2)	42.50 ± 14.51
Patients who reported that  their blood glucose levels  were not affected by their  business life	16 (14.2)	32.63 ± 9.26
Diet therapy	n = 325		0.001*	7.752
Patients who reported that  they had difficulties in  adapting to diet therapy	78 (24)	45.53 ± 17.52
Patients who reported that  they had no difficulties in  the diet adaptation process	100 (30.7)	37.76 ± 11.23
Exercise therapy	n = 325		<0.001*	12.640
Patients who reported that  they had difficulties in  adapting to exercise therapy	148 (45.5)	44.97 ± 14.95
Patients who reported that  they had no difficulties in  the exercise  adaptation process	71 (21.8)	35.70 ± 10.13
Medication adherence (diet  and exercise therapy)	n = 325		0.021*	3.927
Patients who reported that  they had difficulties in  medication adherence	22 (6.7)	47.68 ± 18.33
Patients who reported that  they had no difficulties in  medication adherence	213 (65.5)	40.27 ± 12.96

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

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