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Table 3 Economic status assessment of T1DM patients in each geographical region of Brazil

From: Health-related quality of life in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus in the different geographical regions of Brazil: data from the Brazilian Type 1 Diabetes Study Group

Economic class

North-Northeast (%)

Southeast (%)

South (%)

Midwest (%)

p

High

3.8╪

8

10.9

12.6

<0.05

Medium

10.6╪

28.7

32.6

31.9

<0.05

Low

29.9╦

36

37.7

30.2

<0.05

Very low

55.7╪

27.3

18. 8â•ž

25.3

<0.05

  1. ╪p < 0.05 between North-Northeast versus Southeast, South and Midwest
  2. ╦p < 0.05 between North-Northeast versus South and Southeast
  3. ╞p < 0.05 between South versus Southeast