Table 5. Evaluation of clinical and biochemical variables associated with health-related quality of life of adolescents with T1DM*. Recife, PE, Brazil 2014.
| Variables | Parameters | Domains of the Diabetes Quality of Life for Youths questionnaire | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfaction | Impact | Worries | Total | ||||||
| OR† | 95% CI‡ | OR† | 95% CI‡ | OR† | 95% CI‡ | OR† | 95% CI‡ | ||
| Medication: intermediate | No (R)§ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Yes | 8.3 | 3.8 18.1 |
7.1 | 3.4 14.9 |
9.7 | 4.2 22.4 |
15.0 | 5.4 41.3 |
|
| Medication (dose): fast acting | No (R)§ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Yes | 6.6 | 3.0 14.5 |
5.6 | 2.6 11.9 |
16.3 | 5.1 52.4 |
12.0 | 4.3 33.3 |
|
| Medication (dose): slow acting | No (R)§ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Yes | 25.0 | 3.4 184.5 |
12.0 | 2.8 50.8 |
7.7 | 2.3 25.5 |
25.0 | 3.4 184.5 | |
| Medication (dose): ultra fast acting | No (R)§ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Yes | 28.0 | 3.8 205.8 |
13.5 | 3.2 56.8 |
6.2 | 2.2 18.0 |
28.0 | 3.8 205.8 | |
| Glycated hemoglobin | Normal (R)§ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Altered | 8.4 | 4.0 17.4 |
8.4 | 4.0 17.4 |
6.4 | 3.3 12.5 |
11.3 | 5.0 26.1 |
|
| Preprandial glucose | Normal (R)§ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Altered | 8.9 | 4.0 19.3 |
6.7 | 3.3 13.4 |
8.7 | 4.0 19.0 |
10.3 | 4.5 23.9 |
|
| Postprandial glucose | Normal (R)§ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Altered | 8.4 | 4.0 17.4 |
7.3 | 3.6 14.7 |
8.2 | 4.0 17.2 |
11.3 | 5.0 26.1 |
|
| Total Cholesterol | Desejável (R)§ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Borderline | 16.0 | 2.1 120.6 |
-- | -- | 7.5 | 1.7 32.8 |
-- | -- | |
| High | 6.4 | 2.5 16.4 |
6.4 | 2.5 16.4 |
11.3 | 3.5 36.9 |
11.3 | 3.5 36.9 |
|
| High-Density Lipoprotein | Optimal (R)§ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Above Optimal | 12.2 | 4.9 30.4 |
12.2 | 4.9 30.4 |
8.3 | 3.8 18.1 |
64.0 | 8.9 461.3 | |
| Low-Density Lipoprotein | Optimal (R)§ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Borderline | 7.3 | 2.2 24.5 |
7.3 | 2.2 24.5 |
7,3 | 2.2 24.5 |
24..0 | 3.2 177.4 | |
| High | 10.0 | 1.3 78.1 |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Triglycerides | Optimal (R)§ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Borderline | 5.5 | 1.2 24.8 |
12.0 | 1.6 92.3 |
-- | -- | 12.0 | 1.6 92.3 |
|
*
T1DM = Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus;
†
OR = Odds Ratio adjusted based on the logistic regression model. All OR values in bold are significant at 5%;
‡
C.I = Confidence Interval;
§
R = comparative reference for odds ratio interpretation