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Means of the quality of life scores between sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of diabetic type 2 patients. |
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| SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC AND CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS |
QUALITY OF LIFE |
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| Physical |
Psychological |
Level of independence |
Social relationships |
Environment |
Spirituality/Religion/Personal beliefs |
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| Mean (SD) |
Mean (SD) |
Mean (SD) |
Mean (SD) |
Mean (SD) |
Mean (SD) |
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| Gender |
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| Female |
62.4 (17.5)† |
64.5 (14.6)† |
62.7 (13.7) |
70.0 (12.6) |
65.6 (10.6)† |
74.2 (16.9) |
| Male |
67.2 (16.6)† |
73.1 (10.1)† |
63.8 (13.4) |
72.3 (9.8) |
69.6 (8.8)† |
73.5 (17.3) |
| Educational level |
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| No education |
59.6 (21.3)† |
61.4 (17.2)† |
58.9 (16.6)† |
65.0 (12.9)† |
61.0 (11.7)† |
71.8 (19.9) |
| Basic education |
62.5 (16.4)† |
66.5 (13.0)† |
61.9 (12.6)† |
69.8 (11.1)† |
66.6 (9.7)† |
74.3 (15.5) |
| Intermediate level |
69.6 (18.0)† |
73.6 (12.8)† |
67.9 (15.5)† |
76.8 (9.8)† |
69.6 (9.8)† |
74.2 (24.1) |
| Higher education |
74.1 (14.9)† |
76.0 (11.8)† |
70.5 (12.1)† |
77.0 (11.7)† |
73.5 (8.7)† |
73.2 (17.3) |
| Marital status |
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| Singled |
55.7 (17.0) |
61.7 (13.6) |
59.8 (12.6) |
68.0 (14.0) |
66.2 (12.9) |
74.0 (18.8) |
| Married/Free union |
64.7 (17.2) |
68.1 (13.9) |
63.4 (13.6) |
71.2 (11.6) |
67.2 (10.1) |
73.6 (17.5) |
| Divorced/Widow(er) |
64.7 (17.5) |
68.1 (13.0) |
63.3 (13.7) |
70.3 (11.2) |
67.0 (9.7) |
75.2 (14.4) |
| Hypertension |
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| Yes |
63.6 (16.6) |
66.7 (13.7) |
61.9 (14.3)† |
70.3 (11.7) |
67.3 (10.8) |
73.8 (17.1) |
| No |
65.2 (18.5) |
69.6 (13.6) |
65.3 (12.0)† |
71.9 (11.5) |
66.9 (9.0) |
74.2 (17.0) |
| Hypoglycaemic prescription |
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| Monotherapy |
64.7 (16.5) |
68.6 (13.9) |
63.8 (14.2) |
70.8 (12.1) |
66.9 (10.7) |
73.6 (19.7) |
| Polytherapy |
63.9 (17.7) |
67.3 (13.6) |
62.8 (13.3) |
70.9 (11.4) |
67.3 (9.8) |
74.1 (15.5) |
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†P < 0.05 | ||||||
Martínez et al. BMC Health Services Research 2008 8:164 doi:10.1186/1472-6963-8-164 |
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