Table 2.

Bivariate analysis for the Audit of Diabetes Dependent Quality of Life (ADDQoL-19) and the Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire-status (DTSQ-s) by diabetic retinopathy status.

Items	No DR (n = 140)	DR (n = 102)	p
ADDQoL-19
Present QoL	1.00 [1.00; 2.00]	1.00 [0.00; 1.00]	0.039
Diabetes-specific QoL	−1.00 [−2.00; −1.00]	−2.00 [−2.00; −1.00]	0.069
Leisure	−1.00 [−3.00; 0.00]	−2.00 [−3.75; 0.00]	0.198
Work life	0.00 [−3.00; 0.00]	−2.00 [−4.00; 0.00]	0.037
Travel	−2.00 [−4.00; 0.00]	−1.00 [−3.75; 0.00]	0.242
Holidays	−2.00 [−3.00; 0.00]	−2.00 [−3.00; 0.00]	0.987
Physical ability	−2.00 [−4.00; 0.00]	−2.00 [−4.00; 0.00]	0.306
Family life	0.00 [−3.00; 0.00]	0.00 [−3.00; 0.00]	0.333
Friends/social life	0.00 [0.00; 0.00]	0.00 [0.00; 0.00]	0.556
Personal relationships	0.00 [−2.00; 0.00]	0.00 [−2.00; 0.00]	0.122
Sex life	0.00 [−2.00; 0.00]	0.00 [−3.00; 0.00]	0.054
Physical appearance	0.00 [−1.00; 0.00]	0.00 [−2.00; 0.00]	0.144
Self-confidence	0.00 [−2.25; 0.00]	0.00 [−3.75; 0.00]	0.315
Motivation	0.00 [−2.00; 0.00]	0.00 [−2.00; 0.00]	0.950
Society/people’s reactions	0.00 [0.00; 0.00]	0.00 [0.00; 0.00]	0.301
Future	−2.00 [−4.00; 0.00]	−2.00 [−6.00; 0.00]	0.144
Finances	0.00 [0.00; 0.00]	0.00 [0.00; 0.00]	0.070
Living conditions	0.00 [0.00; 0.00]	0.00 [0.00; 0.00]	0.853
Dependence	0.00 [−3.00; 0.00]	−2.00 [−4.00; 0.00]	0.010
Freedom to eat	−4.00 [−6.00; −2.00]	−4.00 [−9.00; −2.00]	0.447
Freedom to drink	−2.00 [−4.50; 0.00]	−2.50 [−6.00; 0.00]	0.270
AWI	−1.32 [−2.05; −0.68]	−1.61 [−2.66; −0.94]	0.045
DTSQ-s
Hyperglycaemia frequency perception	3.00 [2.00; 4.00]	3.00 [2.00; 4.00]	0.385
Hypoglycaemia frequency perception	2.00 [2.00; 3.00]	3.00 [2.00; 4.00]	0.022
Final score	28.00 [23.00; 31.00]	28.00 [24.00; 31.80]	0.987

Data are shown as median [interquartile]. AWI, average weighted impact score; DR, diabetic retinopathy; QoL, quality of life.