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Table 1 Characteristics of and health-related quality of life in participants with and without type 2 diabetes

From: Fatness and fitness: how do they influence health-related quality of life in type 2 diabetes mellitus?

Characteristic

No type 2 Diabetes

N = 119

With type 2 Diabetes

N = 98

P value

Mean age (SD), years

63.8 (5.6)

56.9 (5.9)

< 0.001

Men, %

46.2

63.3

0.012

White race, %

85.7

60.2

< 0.001

Mean percentage of body fat (SD), %

38.2 (9.2)

36.0 (7.1)

0.068

Mean VO2peak (SD), mL/kg·min

24.1 (5.1)

21.2 (5.1)

< 0.001

Mean total cholesterol level (SD), mg/dL

215.2 (37.5)

178.8 (40.2)

< 0.001

Mean hemoglobin A1c (SD), %

N/A

6.6 (1.5)

N/A

SF-36 HRQOL Scale

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

P value

Bodily pain

78.0 (17.9)

74 (16.4)

0.130

General health

80.3 (14.1)

65.7 (17.0)

< 0.001

Mental health

84.3 (11.7)

82.0 (14.2)

0.189

Physical function

86.4 (13.5)

85.6 (14.2)

0.656

Role emotional

87.7 (24.5)

84.7 (28.8)

0.411

Role physical

89.3 (20.0)

82.8 (29.1)

0.055

Social function

93.3 (12.9)

89.3 (18.8)

0.066

Vitality

68.8 (16.1)

63.5 (19.5)

0.028

Physical component score

51.1 (5.6)

48.4 (6.9)

0.002

Mental component score

54.8 (6.9)

53.3 (8.8)

0.156

  1. Abbreviations: SD = standard deviation; HRQOL = health-related quality of life; kg = kilogram; m = meter; mL = millileter; min = minute.