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Table 1 Comparison of demographic factor of diabetic patients by Quality of Life

From: Health and quality of life outcomes impairment of quality of life in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study

 

Overall sample

Quality of Life

p

 

< 50

51-74

> 75

n = 1394

n = 690

n = 682

n = 22

n (%)

Sex

Female

696 (49.9)

322 (46.7)

364 (53.4)

10 (45.5)

0.042

Male

698 (41.1)

368 (53.3)

318 (46.6)

12 (54.5)

 

Age (year)*

62 (28-77)

63 (38-77)

62 (25-76)

54 (26-78)

0.0001

Marital status

Married

1143 (82)

593 (85.9)

529 (77.6)

21 (95.5)

0.001

Widower

109 (7.8)

52 (7.5)

57 (8.4)

 

Single

80 (5.8)

26 (3.8)

53 (7.8)

1 (4.5)

 

Divorced

42 (3)

15 (2.2)

27 (3.9)

 

Other

20 (1.4)

4 (0.6)

15 (2.3)

 

Occupation

Housewives

580 (41.6)

298 (43.2)

275 (40.3)

7 (31.8)

0.0001

Retired

454 (32.5)

299 (43.3)

154 (22.6)

1 (4.6)

 

Employee

205 (14.7)

37 (5.4)

157 (23)

11 (50)

 

Other

147 (10.5)

53 (7.7)

91 (13.4)

 

Unemployed

8 (0.5)

3 (0.4)

5 (0.7)

3 (13.6)

 

Duration of diabetes(months)

240 (0-300)

252 (0-300)

132 (0-300)

72 (0-204)

0.0001

Number of morbidities

0

208 (14.9)

61 (8.8)

142 (20.8)

5 (22.7)

0.0001

1

766 (54.9)

369 (53.5)

388 (56.9)

9 (40.9)

 

2

187 (13.4)

87 (12.6)

97 (14.2)

3 (13.7)

 

3

218 (15.7)

165 (23.9)

48 (7.1)

5 (22.7)

 

4

15 (1.1)

8 (1.2)

7 (1)

 

Depression

No

352 (25.2)

70 (10.1)

263 (38.6)

19 (86.4)

0.0001

Mild

223 (16)

129 (18.7)

94 (13.8)

 

Moderate

723 (52.9)

428 (62.1)

292 (42.8)

3 (13.6)

 

Severe

96 (6.9)

63 (9.1)

33 (4.8)

 
  1. "*" median (min-max)