Table 2 The general quality of life of women and men with diabetes
Type 1 diabetes (n = 115) | Type 2 diabetes (n = 215) | |
|---|---|---|
In general, my present quality of life is: | n(%) | |
Excellent (+ 3) | 3(2.6) | 1(0.5) |
Very good (+ 2) | 30(26.1) | 28(13.0) |
Good (+ 1) | 48(41.7) | 98(45.6) |
Neither good nor bad (0) | 31(27.0) | 63(29.3) |
Bad (−1) | 3(2.6) | 22(10.2) |
Very bad (− 2) | 0(0.0) | 2(0.9) |
Extremely bad (−3) | 0(0.0) | 1(0.5) |
mean ± standard deviation | 0.99 ± 0.86 | 0.60 ± 0.92 |
If I did not have diabetes, my QoL would be: | n(%) | |
Very much better (−3) | 12(10.4) | 23(10.7) |
Much better (−2) | 30(26.1) | 70(32.6) |
A little better (−1) | 52(45.2) | 82(38.1) |
The same (0) | 21(18.3) | 39(18.1) |
Worse (1) | 0(0.0) | 1(0.5) |
mean ± standard deviation | −1.29 ± 0.89 | − 1.35 ± 0.91 |