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Table 2 Quality of life and self-management, grouped by method of insulin administration

From: Quantitative and qualitative analysis of the quality of life of Type 1 diabetes patients using insulin pumps and of those receiving multiple daily insulin injections

Variable, median (25%–75%)

Insulin Pump Users, N = 20

Multiple Daily Injection Users, N = 67

p value

Signs and symptoms

63.3 (52.5–77.9)

61.7 (48.3–73.3)

0.55

Therapy

87.5 (66.3–95.0)

75.0 (60.0–85.0)

0.07

Care

79.2 (59.4–91.7)

70.8 (58.3–83.3)

0.31

Concerns

62.5 (43.8–75.0)

50.0 (25.0–62.5)

0.02

Communication

89.6 (71.9–99.0)

79.2 (62.5–95.8)

0.23

Total QoL

72.7 (64.1–86.7)

66.0 (51.8–79.0)

0.09

General

59.0 (54.8–69.8)

66.0 (47.0–81.0)

0.34

Diet

37.5 (30.0–49.4)

45.0 (30.0–52.5)

0.80

Physical activities

60.0 (37.9–78.8)

48.3 (35.0–70.0)

0.29

Total SM

49.5 (43.9–62.9)

52.9 (39.8–61.3)

0.98