Table 3 Demographic and clinical characteristic predictors of Health-related quality of life
Model | Demographic and clinical characteristic predictors | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Diabetes control | Â | Coeff. | 95% CI | Sig. |
R2 = 0.76; Adj R2 = 0.65) | ||||
 (Constant) | 56.595 | 40.818, 72.373 | .000 | |
 Age | −.224 | −.354, −.094 | .001 | |
 Duration of diabetes | .208 | .021, .395 | .029 | |
 Insulin only | 5.341 | −.136, 10.819 | .056 | |
 Combination of insulin and oral | 2.825 | −.332, 5.983 | .079 | |
 Smoking | −8.392 | −13.806, −2.977 | .002 | |
 Presence of DFUs | −5.267 | −10.009, −.525 | .030 | |
Sexual functioning | R2 = 0.14; Adj R2 = 0.13) | |||
 (Constant) | 49.643 | 35.377, 63.908 | .000 | |
 Smoking | −9.229 | −.335, .027 | .008 | |
 Gender | −12.124 | −15.667, −8.582 | .000 | |
 Education level | 2.748 | −.853, 6.350 | .134 | |
Social burden | R2 = 0.05; Adj R2 = 0.41) | |||
 (Constant) | 36.653 | 24.661, 48.645 | .000 | |
 Presence of DFUs | −4.272 | −8.219, −.324 | .034 | |
 Income | −.853 | −2.494, .788 | .308 | |
 Duration of diabetes | .167 | .023, .311 | .023 | |
 Combination of insulin and oral | 1.718 | −.866, 4.303 | .192 | |
 Smoking | −6.529 | −11.152, −1.906 | .006 | |
Anxiety and worry | R2 = 0.05; Adj R2 = 0.045) | |||
 (Constant) | 58.556 | 41.819, 75.292 | .000 | |
 Presence of DFUs | −5.226 | −10.809, .357 | .066 | |
 Income | −2.913 | −5.219, −.607 | .013 | |
 Combination of insulin and oral | 3.414 | −.016, 6.845 | .051 | |
 Smoking | −11.195 | −17.634, −4.756 | .001 | |
Energy and mobility | R2 = 0.096; Adj R2 = 0.085) | |||
 (Constant) | 44.599 | 29.598, 59.599 | .000 | |
 Presence of DFUs | −5.792 | −10.720, −.863 | .021 | |
 Income | −1.930 | −3.986, 3.020 | .066 | |
 Duration of diabetes | .237 | .053, .421 | .012 | |
 Combination of insulin and oral | 3.255 | −.075, 6.586 | .055 | |
 Smoking | −6.660 | −12.425, −.896 | .024 | |
Other Health problems and diabetes complication | R2 = 0.078; Adj R2 = 0.066) | |||
 (Constant) | 26.689 | −4.148, 3.962 | .000 | |
 Presence of DFUs | −8.143 | −.338, .033 | .006 | |
 Income | −.792 | −3.203, 1.619 | .519 | |
 Duration of diabetes | 2.387 | −.082, .349 | .224 | |
 Insulin only | 11.853 | 5.120, 18.585 | .001 | |
 Combination of insulin and oral | 5.133 | 1.244, 9.022 | .010 | |
 BMI | .300 | .016, .584 | .038 | |
Overall HRQOL | R2 = 0.021; Adj R2 = 0.015) | |||
 (Constant) | 4.389 | 4.030, 4.748 | .000 | |
 Education level | .186 | −.098, .470 | .200 | |
 Income | .127 | −.071, | .207 | |
 Insulin only | −.430 | −.902, .042 | .074 | |
Overall severity | R2 = 0.045; Adj R2 = 0.041) | |||
 (Constant) | 2.271 | 2.118, 2.424 | .000 | |
 Insulin only | .713 | .200, 1.227 | .007 | |
 Combination of insulin and oral | .621 | .344, .898 | .000 | |