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Table 4 Known group validity of the DHP-18

From: Adaptation and psychometric validation of Diabetes Health Profile (DHP-18) in patients with type 2 diabetes in Quito, Ecuador: a cross-sectional study

Hypothesis

Category

n (%)

Psychological distress

Barriers to activity

Disinhibited eating

Global

Mean (sd)

p-value

Mean (sd)

p-value

Mean (sd)

p-value

Mean (sd)

p-value

H1

Duration of disease

  

0.13

 

0.94

 

0.31

 

0.33

 ≤ 5 years

54 (37.0)

31.17 (25.06)

39.74 (22.05)

37.61 (22.89)

36.29 (20.11)

6–10 years

45 (30.8)

26.42 (20.86)

38.75 (14.84)

37.19 (20.46)

34.20 (14.85)

 > 10 years

47 (32.2)

22.81 (14.75)

38.45 (18.29)

31.70 (19.28)

31.36 (13.45)

H2

BMI

  

0.12

 

0.46

 

0.01

 

0.09

 < 30 kg/m2

73 (60.8)

25.19 (18.91)

38.59 (18.78)

31.85 (20.46)

32.25 (15.92.)

 ≥ 30 kg/m2

47 (39.2)

29.79 (24.06)

38.94 (18.66)

40.63 (21.58)

36.36. (17.60)

H3

Sex

  

0.08

 

0.04

 

0.06

 

0.03

Female

85 (58.2)

29.08 (20.89)

41.30 (18.17)

37.92 (21.34)

36.29 (15.99)

Male

61 (41.8)

24.13 (21.10)

35.83 (30.92)

32.31 (20.39)

30.95 (17.13)

H4

Comorbidities

  

0.80

 

0.71

 

0.45

 

0.71

No

62 (42.5)

28.76 (24.01)

40.04 (19.52)

35.34 (23.08)

34.97 (18.95)

Yes

84 (57.5)

25.73 (18.61)

38.27 (18.21)

35.75 (19.58)

33.39 (14.76)

H5

Educational level

  

0.85

   

0.75

 

0.89

Basic education or below

83 (56.9)

28.58 (21.97)

40.81 (17.93)

0.91

36.63 (20.98)

35.57 (31.86)

Higher education

63 (43.1)

24.96 (19.75)

36.66 (19.64.)

34.20 (21.26)

32.07 (16.06)

H6

Diabetes complications

  

0.29

 

0.03

 

0.10

 

0.07

No

115 (78.8)

26.52 (20.86)

37.49 (18.56)

34.44 (21.40)

32.99 (16.49)

Yes

31 (21.2)

28.85 (21.96)

44.67 (18.57)

39.78 (19.49)

38.04 (16.79)