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Table 2 Total QoL and subscales

From: Gender differences in quality of life in adults with long-standing type 1 diabetes mellitus

 

Total (n = 312)

Male (n = 161)

CI

Female (n = 151)

CI

p value

Satisfaction score (15 items)

75 (61–86)

77 (64–87)

74.8–81.6

73 (60–85)

72.0–78.3

0.180

Diabetes Impact score (17 items)

81 (74–90)

84 (75–90)

80.2–87.0

80 (72–89)

78.6–84.9

0.192

Social worries score (7 items)

78 (64–92)

82 (67–92)

79.5–84.1

78 (60–93)

76.2–82.0

0.226

Diabetes-related worries score (4 items)

75 (56–81)

75 (62–87)

72.9–79.0

69 (50–81)

66.0–71.3

0.005*

Total Es-DQoL score (43 items)

78 (68–86)

80 (69–87)

75.7–83.1

75 (65–85)

73.6–77.5

0.041*

  1. Score range for Total Es-DQoL score and its subscales are 0–100: values are expressed by median and interquartile range; *p < 0.05. CI 95%-confidence interval