Table 3.

Mean participant Diabetes Distress Scale scores^a and categorization by age, language, and gender (N=56^b.).

Variables	Emotional Burden	Physician Distress	Regimen Distress	Interpersonal Distress	Overall Score
Score, mean (SD)	2.62 (1.37)	1.33 (0.55)	2.41 (1.13)	1.68 (0.91)	2.09 (0.84)
Ages 29-40 years (n=8), mean	3.10	1.38	2.34	2.50	2.39
Ages 41-59 years (n=27), mean	2.71	1.50	2.49	1.52	2.15
Age ≥60 years (n=21), mean	2.34	1.18	2.24	1.57	1.89
English speakers (n=32), mean	2.51	1.27	2.41	1.74	1.98
Spanish speakers (n=24), mean	2.62	1.42	2.42	1.60	2.04
Male (n=35), mean	2.47	1.29	2.13	1.69	1.95
Female (n=21), mean	2.87	1.40	2.85	1.64	2.32
Participants with at least moderate distress, n (%)	36 (64)	8 (14)	32 (57)	21 (38)	26 (46)

^a2.0-2.9: moderate distress; ≥3: high distress

^bOne participant was unable to complete the Diabetes Distress Scale.