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Table 4 Distribution of responses to assess floor and ceiling effects

From: Impact of hypoglycemic episodes on health-related quality of life of type-2 diabetes mellitus patients: development and validation of a specific QoLHYPO© questionnaire

Item

Never (%)

Rarely (%)

Sometimes (%)

Often (%)

Always (%)

5.1

13.14

17.52

37.96

20.44

10.95

5.2

22.63

21.17

27.74

16.79

11.68

5.3

38.81 (floor effect)

23.88

15.67

11.19

10.45

5.4

4.44

7.41

21.48

29.63

37.04 (ceiling effect)

5.5

1.46

4.38

13.87

18.98

61.31 (ceiling effect)

5.6

31.39

29.20

21.17

8.03

10.22

5.7

24.09

24.09

35.77

10.95

5.11

5.8

15.33

18.25

35.77

21.90

8.76

5.9

24.82

32.12

29.93

8.03

5.11

5.10

3.65

8.76

18.98

45.26

23.36

5.11

23.48

18.94

15.15

12.88

29.55

5.12

16.06

18.98

37.23

16.06

11.68

5.13

22.63

27.01

22.63

16.79

10.95

5.14

9.49

17.52

29.20

27.74

16.06

5.15

23.36

24.82

24.82

16.06

10.95

5.16

13.14

17.52

39.42

19.71

10.22

6.1

31.39

24.09

30.66

9.49

4.38

6.2

1.46

0.73

12.41

35.04

50.36 (ceiling effect)

6.3

1.46

0.73

8.76

26.28

62.77 (ceiling effect)

6.4

0

0.74

7.41

14.81

77.04 (ceiling effect)

6.5

24.26

25.00

38.24

6.62

5.88

6.6

18.25

25.55

29.20

16.06

10.95

6.7

8.76

26.28

37.96

17.52

9.49

6.8

18.98

28.47

32.12

9.49

10.95

6.9

37.40 (floor effect)

15.27

18.32

18.32

10.69

6.10

39.39 (floor effect)

17.42

16.67

17.42

9.09

6.11

33.09

18.38

31.62

6.62

10.29

6.12

47.73 (floor effect)

16.67

21.97

4.55

9.09

6.13

46.21 (floor effect)

25.00

18.18

5.30

5.3

6.14

16.79

19.71

33.58

18.25

11.68

6.15

20

23.70

26.67

16.30

13.33

6.16

24.09

27.74

32.85

10.22

5.11

6.17

19.26

22.96

33.33

13.33

11.11

6.18

41.61 (floor effect)

28.47

23.36

5.11

1.46

6.19

12.5

14.71

22.79

30.15

19.85

6.20

21.9

26.28

35.04

10.95

5.84

6.21

9.49

9.49

21.90

24.82

34.31