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Table 2 Influencing factors of hypoglycemia fear survey total scores

From: Is hypoglycemia fear independently associated with health-related quality of life?

Variable (reference)

Regression coefficient

Standard error

Pvalue

95%CI

Lower

Upper

Hypoglycemia

10.47

1.28

<0.0001

7.95

12.99

Age (<65 y)

     

≥65 y

−1.23

1.91

0.52

−4.98

2.51

Sex (male)

     

Female

−1.76

1.23

0.15

−4.17

0.66

Body mass index

−0.10

0.08

0.22

−0.25

0.06

Family history of diabetes

−0.58

1.37

0.67

−3.27

2.10

Treatment (SU without insulin)

     

Non-SU OAD without insulin

−2.25

1.44

0.12

−5.09

0.58

Any OAD with insulin

2.09

1.42

0.14

−0.71

4.89

Duration of current diabetes medication

−0.70

0.47

0.14

−1.63

0.23

Ethnicity

     

White (not white)

−4.56

1.35

<0.0001

−7.22

−1.91

Hispanic or Latino (not Hispanic or Latino)

4.74

2.13

0.03

0.56

8.92

Married (currently not married)

−0.04

1.29

0.97

−2.59

2.50

Household income level

−1.94

0.47

<0.0001

−2.86

−1.03

Education (less than secondary)

0.75

3.56

0.83

−6.25

7.75

Region (Northeast)

     

Midwest

1.24

2.82

0.66

−4.29

6.77

South

1.41

2.33

0.55

−3.17

5.99

West

0.21

3.14

0.95

−5.96

6.37

Diabetes duration (y)

0.36

0.08

<0.0001

0.20

0.52

Morisky adherence

1.72

0.60

<0.0001

0.54

2.91

  1. OAD = oral antidiabetic medication; SU = sulfonylurea.