Table 4.
Known group validity of the DHP-18
| Hypothesis | Category | n (%) | Psychological distress | Barriers to activity | Disinhibited eating | Global | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (sd) | p-value | Mean (sd) | p-value | Mean (sd) | p-value | Mean (sd) | p-value | |||
| H1 | Duration of disease | 0.13 | 0.94 | 0.31 | 0.33 | |||||
| ≤ 5 years | 54 (37.0) | 31.17 (25.06) | 39.74 (22.05) | 37.61 (22.89) | 36.29 (20.11) | |||||
| 6–10 years | 45 (30.8) | 26.42 (20.86) | 38.75 (14.84) | 37.19 (20.46) | 34.20 (14.85) | |||||
| > 10 years | 47 (32.2) | 22.81 (14.75) | 38.45 (18.29) | 31.70 (19.28) | 31.36 (13.45) | |||||
| H2 | BMI | 0.12 | 0.46 | 0.01 | 0.09 | |||||
| < 30 kg/m2 | 73 (60.8) | 25.19 (18.91) | 38.59 (18.78) | 31.85 (20.46) | 32.25 (15.92.) | |||||
| ≥ 30 kg/m2 | 47 (39.2) | 29.79 (24.06) | 38.94 (18.66) | 40.63 (21.58) | 36.36. (17.60) | |||||
| H3 | Sex | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.03 | |||||
| Female | 85 (58.2) | 29.08 (20.89) | 41.30 (18.17) | 37.92 (21.34) | 36.29 (15.99) | |||||
| Male | 61 (41.8) | 24.13 (21.10) | 35.83 (30.92) | 32.31 (20.39) | 30.95 (17.13) | |||||
| H4 | Comorbidities | 0.80 | 0.71 | 0.45 | 0.71 | |||||
| No | 62 (42.5) | 28.76 (24.01) | 40.04 (19.52) | 35.34 (23.08) | 34.97 (18.95) | |||||
| Yes | 84 (57.5) | 25.73 (18.61) | 38.27 (18.21) | 35.75 (19.58) | 33.39 (14.76) | |||||
| H5 | Educational level | 0.85 | 0.75 | 0.89 | ||||||
| Basic education or below | 83 (56.9) | 28.58 (21.97) | 40.81 (17.93) | 0.91 | 36.63 (20.98) | 35.57 (31.86) | ||||
| Higher education | 63 (43.1) | 24.96 (19.75) | 36.66 (19.64.) | 34.20 (21.26) | 32.07 (16.06) | |||||
| H6 | Diabetes complications | 0.29 | 0.03 | 0.10 | 0.07 | |||||
| No | 115 (78.8) | 26.52 (20.86) | 37.49 (18.56) | 34.44 (21.40) | 32.99 (16.49) | |||||
| Yes | 31 (21.2) | 28.85 (21.96) | 44.67 (18.57) | 39.78 (19.49) | 38.04 (16.79) | |||||