Table 3.
Comparison between sociodemographic characteristic and quality of life in patients with T2DM
| Characteristic | General health | Physical function | Role limitation due to physical health | Role limitations due to emotional problems | Energy/fatigue | Emotional well-being | Social function | Pain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Gender | ||||||||
| Female | 49.00±22.96 | 71.36±28.81 | 65.80±43.82 | 72.00±42.41 | 60.76±28.12 | 68.32±24.50 | 81.20±25.57 | 70.22±24.18 |
| Male | 49.47±22.62 | 75.72±31.99 | 69.79±44.04 | 85.41±29.89 | 68.85±27.79 | 77.83±23.95 | 84.11±26.51 | 77.50±23.45 |
| P-value | 0.90 | 0.74 | 0.59 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.02 | 0.50 | 0.07 |
| Age (years) | ||||||||
| <29 | 42.00±22.50 | 82.50±29.17 | 75.00±42.49 | 70.00±48.30 | 60.50±22.54 | 68.80±28.01 | 81.25±33.97 | 76.00±33.33 |
| 30–65 | 47.95±23.07 | 75.51±28.14 | 68.50±43.78 | 74.54±41.03 | 62.00±28.84 | 69.92±25.78 | 81.69±25.57 | 74.44±23.62 |
| >65 | 55.27±21.24 | 59.44±32.04 | 59.02±44.38 | 81.48±32.31 | 67.22±27.50 | 75.22±19.21 | 83.33±24.82 | 63.40±21.60 |
| P-value | 0.14 | <0.08 | 0.43 | 0.58 | 0.59 | 0.50 | 0.94 | 0.04 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | ||||||||
| Normal | 44.82±21.93 | 71.55±25.67 | 68.10±41.13 | 71.26±41.52 | 58.44±22.91 | 69.37±22.20 | 81.89±24.68 | 64.74±25.62 |
| Overweight | 47.09±21.26 | 76.20±28.45 | 75.40±39.84 | 79.56±36.39 | 65.96±25.07 | 72.96±22.67 | 83.46±23.60 | 74.31±23.28 |
| Obese | 52.19±24.05 | 70.18±31.92 | 60.06±46.78 | 74.39±41.67 | 62.37±31.90 | 70.00±26.99 | 80.94±27.93 | 73.32±24.03 |
| P-value | 0.22 | 0.47 | 0.11 | 0.59 | 0.47 | 0.72 | 0.84 | 0.18 |
| Education | ||||||||
| Up to 6 years | 49.08±22.27 | 68.21±30.95 | 61.73±45.57 | 77.89±37.36 | 62.85±28.31 | 71.55±24.61 | 82.65±25.36 | 72.21±23.30 |
| More than 6 years | 49.20±23.63 | 78.26±27.13 | 73.66±40.66 | 72.88±42.69 | 63.20±28.22 | 70.18±24.86 | 81.16±26.50 | 72.26±25.35 |
| P-value | 0.97 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.41 | 0.93 | 0.72 | 0.70 | 0.99 |
| Status | ||||||||
| Married | 52.40±22.65 | 76.57±27.54 | 69.67±43.77 | 80.24±37.86 | 67.08±27.64 | 72.48±24.89 | 85.99±21.18 | 74.81±22.47 |
| Single | 47.16±21.99 | 75.83±28.10 | 78.33±36.39 | 75.55±38.08 | 60.83±28.58 | 70.80±25.12 | 80.83±28.94 | 79.41±20.46 |
| Widowed | 46.38±23.56 | 50.00±29.75 | 45.83±46.37 | 68.51±41.96 | 58.05±26.79 | 68.88±25.39 | 73.61±32.05 | 56.25±22.19 |
| Divorced | 34.70±19.56 | 65.29±35.77 | 51.47±45.47 | 54.90±47.05 | 46.17±27.18 | 63.76±22.11 | 67.64±33.67 | 60.14±31.91 |
| P-value | 0.02 | <0.01 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.57 | 0.01 | <0.001 |
| Occupation | ||||||||
| Does not work | 41.25±21.68 | 50.62±34.43 | 54.16±49.27 | 76.38±37.40 | 59.37±30.22 | 65.00±25.76 | 70.83±30.76 | 64.16±27.49 |
| Housewife | 49.22±23.17 | 69.04±30.24 | 62.79±44.33 | 72.61±42.08 | 60.47±28.10 | 67.90±24.45 | 79.61±27.08 | 67.88±25.51 |
| Student | 48.00±28.41 | 94.00±13.41 | 100.0±.00 | 80.00±44.72 | 68.00±30.94 | 72.80±27.04 | 90.00±22.36 | 89.00±13.29 |
| Part-time job | 56.06±21.74 | 84.54±23.69 | 81.81±36.58 | 83.83±34.48 | 74.09±23.86 | 81.69±17.43 | 93.18±11.73 | 82.57±17.51 |
| Full-time job | 47.59±21.98 | 84.44±15.70 | 66.66±43.85 | 74.07±40.64 | 59.62±29.54 | 72.29±28.77 | 84.25±25.84 | 77.22±19.14 |
| P-value | 0.19 | <0.001 | 0.04 | 0.74 | 0.15 | 0.05 | 0.01 | <0.01 |
| Socioeconomic level | ||||||||
| Medium | 51.30±20.44 | 82.10±23.69 | 73.50±42.07 | 78.00±37.25 | 65.10±24.79 | 74.16±20.15 | 86.50±17.64 | 76.30±22.56 |
| Low | 48.25±23.72 | 68.69±31.07 | 64.22±44.36 | 74.79±40.78 | 62.15±29.51 | 69.65±26.23 | 80.18±28.31 | 70.58±24.64 |
| P-value | 0.42 | <0.01 | 0.20 | 0.63 | 0.53 | 0.27 | 0.14 | 0.15 |
Note: Numbers in bold show significant statistical difference.
Abbreviation: T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus.