Table 2.

Comparison of patient characteristics according to fatigue severity scale and geriatric depression scale.

		FSS		GDS
		Median (Minimum;Maximum)	P-value	Median (Minimum;Maximum)	P-value
Sex	Female	6.11 (1.1;9)	<.0001**	16 (1;29)	<.0001**
	Male	4.6 (0.4;7)		10 (0;26)
Duration of diabetes (yr)	≤10	5.50 (0.4;7.5)	<.0001**	12 (1;26)	.001**
	11–20	6 (2;7)		14 (0;29)
	≥21	6.3 (3.8;9)		18 (1;28)
Age category (yr)	60–64	5.75 (0.4;9)	.98	15 (1;25)	.90
	65–74	5.6 (2;7.5)		14 (0;29)
	75–84	6.11 (1.1;7)		14.5 (1;24)
	>85	5.6 (5.5;6)		14 (10;21)
Diabetes treatment	OAD	5.45 (0.4;9)	<.0001**	13.5 (1;29)	.002**
	OAD + basal insulin	4.3 (2.1;7)		10 (0;22)
	Premixed insulin	6.3 (2;7)		17 (1;24)
	Basal bolus insulin	6 (2;7)		15 (3;28)
BMI category	18.5–24.9	5.25 (1.1;7)	.93	14 (0;26)	.46
	25–29.9	6 (4;7)		14 (1;28)
	≥30	5.7 (2.1;9)		14 (1;29)
Social environment	Living with family	5.2 (0.4;9)	.038*	13 (0;28)	.014*
	Living alone	5.5 (1.1;7)		16.5 (3;29)
Smoke	No	5.7 (0.4;9)	.58	14 (0;29)	.30
	Yes	5.6 (2;7)		12 (1;26)
Vitamin D (ng/mL)	<20 ng/mL	5.9 (1.1;9)	.006**	14 (0;29)	.92
	≥20 ng/mL	4.6 (0.4;7)		15 (2;25)
Anemia	Yes	6 (2;7)	.196	15 (0;27)	.39
	No	5.65 (0.4;9)		14 (1;29)
Ferritin (ng/mL)	<15	6.11 (2;7)	.23	14 (4;29)	.63
	≥15	5.7 (0.4;9)		14 (0;28)
Vitamin B12 (pg/mL)	<200	5.11 (2.2;7)	.47	15 (1;29)	.033*
	200–299	6 (2;7.5)		13 (1;24)
	≥300	5.7 (0.4;9)		11.5 (0;25)
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	<100	5.6 (2;9)	.53	14 (1;27)	.82
	≥100	5.8 (0.4;7.5)		14 (0;29)
Non-HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	<130	5.5 (2;7)	.34	15 (1;27)	.92
	≥130	5.9 (0.4;9)		14 (0;29)
Triglyceride (mg/dL)	<150	6 (0.4;9)	.39	14 (1;29)	.88
	≥150	5.6 (2;7.5)		14 (0;28)

BMI = body mass index, HDL = high density lipoprotein, LDL = low density lipoprotein, OAD = oral antidiabetic drugs.

**P < .01, *P < .05.