Table 5.

Relationship between gender and variables which significantly influence HRQOL

Variable	Total PedsQL scorea
Boys (n=86)	Girls (n=111)
HbA1c (%)
<7.5	71.9	65.9
≥7.5	70.0	60.0
WHtR
Normal	71.2	63.0
Above	65.7	55.8
Hyperglycemia
No/Several times a month	74.5	66.8
Several times a week/every day	69.9	61.4

Note: ^aWeighted mean.

Abbreviations: HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; WHtR, waist to height ratio.