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Table 3 Score in psychological tests

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

Variables

Total (n = 312)

Male (n = 161)

CI

Female (n = 151)

CI

Fear of hypoglycemia

26 (20–33)

25 (19–32)

25.3–28.2

26 (21–34)

24.4–27.6

Depression (Beck)

4 (2–11)

4 (2–9)

3.0–5.1

5 (2–13*)

3.8–6.4

State anxiety (STAI-S)

13 (7–22)

12 (6–18.5)

10.3–13.7

15 (9–27*)

13.5–17.5

Trait anxiety (STAI-T)

16 (10–26)

15 (8.5–24.5)

14.1–17.4

18.5 (11–27*)

16.0–20.7

  1. Values are expressed by median and interquartile range; *p < 0.05. CI 95%-confidence interval