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Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants

From: Factors influencing health-related quality of life in patients with Type 1 diabetes

Characteristic

Value

Age

40.8 (SD: 11.7)

Female

235 (53.8%)

Completed 3rd Level Education

178 (48.0%)

Single

142 (37.6%)

Employed

297 (78.4%)

Smoking Historya

174 (45.6%)

Body Mass Index (BMI) kg/m2

26.0 (SD: 4.1)

Years Since Diagnosis

15.9 (SD: 10.8)

HbA1c (%)

8.3% (SD: 1.4)

HbA1c (mmol/mol)

67 (SD: 8)

Systolic BP mg/Hg

124.9 (SD: 18.9)

Diastolic BP mg/Hg

74.1 (SD: 10.9)

Complicationsa

93 (21.4%)

EQ-VASb

71.5 (SD: 16.8)

EQ-5Dc

0.87 (SD: 0.19)

Individual Dimensions of the EQ-5D

 Mobility

 

  No Problems

392 (89.7%)

  Some Problems

35 (8.0%)

  Extreme Problems

0 (0%)

 Self-Care

  No Problems

416 (95.2%)

  Some Problems

7 (1.6%)

  Extreme Problems

0 (0%)

 Usual Activities

  No Problems

354 (81.0%)

  Some Problems

70 (16.3%)

  Extreme Problems

3 (0.7%)

 Pain/Discomfort

  No Problems

335 (78.3%)

  Some Problems

81 (18.9%)

  Extreme Problems

10 (2.3%)

 Anxiety/Depression

  No Problems

295 (70.4%)

  Some Problems

118 (28.2%)

  Extreme Problems

6 (1.4%)

  1. a Patients reporting complications, including: neuropathy, foot ulcer, amputation, cardiovascular disease, proteinuria, retinopathy, blindness. b The EQ-VAS scale is 0 to 100. c The EQ-5D scale is − 0.594 to 1. BMI Body Mass Index, HbA 1c glycated hemoglobin, HADS Hospital Anxiety and Depression Score, BP Blood pressure, EQ-5D EuroQol 5-Dimension, EQ-VAS Visual Analogue Component of the EQ-5D instrument