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Table 2 Distribution pattern of quality of life (QOL) and health-status in sociodemographic of study population

From: Bridging glycated hemoglobin with quality of life and health state; a randomized case–control study among type 2 diabetes patients

Characteristics

Control (n = 199)

Arm 1 (n = 204)

Arm 2 (n = 197)

Arms 1 vs 2

QOL

Health status

QOL

Health status

p ł

QOL

Health status

p ł

p-value

Mean

p-sig

Mean

p-sig

Mean

p-sig

Mean

p-sig

Mean

p-sig

Mean

p-sig

Gender

 Men

13.12

0.35

70.44

0.42

13.02

0.29

71.29

0.25

0.17#

13.11

0.65

72.01

0.53

0.22#

0.51#

 Women

12.98

 

71.11

 

12.93

 

70.13

 

0.23

12.88

 

70.18

 

0.19

0.66

Age (years)

 35–44

12.23

0.00

69.43

0.52

11.38

0.00

76.37

0.01

0.00#

12.45

0.00

70.11

0.01

0.01#

0.03#

 45–54

10.07

 

68.89

 

10.35

 

67.24

 

0.00

10.57

 

65.29

 

0.00

0.04

 55–64

8.73

 

70.01

 

8.42

 

73.13

  

8.51

 

63.11

   

 65–74

9.17

 

66.89

 

8.51

 

66.19

  

8.72

 

60.47

   

Marital status

 Currently married

12.93

0.00

70.68

0.43

12.65

0.00

69.67

0.89

0.21#

11.66

0.00

66.94

0.63

0.00#

0.02#

 Single/ex-married

10.02

 

68.02

 

10.23

 

69.37

 

0.35

9.78

 

68.47

 

0.00

0.23

Education status

 Primary

9.98

0.47

67.96

0.41

9.85

0.00

67.34

0.73

0.00#

9.45

0.36

67.23

0.68

0.00#

0.41#

 Secondary

9.93

 

70.59

 

11.09

 

65.23

 

0.02

9.31

 

64.72

 

0.00

0.56

 University

9.45

 

68.11

 

8.89

 

64.91

  

8.13

 

62.73

   

 Higher

11.33

 

75.21

 

10.21

 

71.45

  

9.56

 

69.62

   

Economic status/month

 ≤ 1500 US$

8.63

0.00

65.23

0.02

8.93

0.00

66.84

0.31

0.00#

8.66

0.21

65.23

0.83

0.00#

0.02#

 > 1500 US$

12.97

 

74.36

 

11.29

 

69.57

 

0.01

9.17

 

66.89

 

0.00

0.00

  1. łp value against control group. * p < 0.05, # vs QOL,  vs health status. Health status: 0–100 (worst imaginable health to best health)