Research Article

Psychopathology and Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion in Type 1 Diabetes

Table 1

Characteristics of patients on CSII and MDI.

CharacteristicsWomenMen
CSIIMDICSIIMDI

Number27341722

Age (years)
Duration of diabetes  (years)16 [11; 25]18 [11; 25]12 [7; 16]10 [7; 14]
HbA1c (%) 7.4 [7.2; 7.7]7.5 [6.8; 8.1]
7.6 [7.3; 7.7]
7.4 [7.1; 7.8]
(mmol/mol)57 [55; 61] 58 [51; 65]60 [57; 61]58 [54; 62]

SCL-90 GSI2.2 [1.3; 2.3]**1.6 [0.9; 2.1]2.0 [1.5; 2.2]1.5 [1.2; 2.1]
SCL-90 PST86 [72; 89]*75 [54; 85]81 [70; 88]77 [60; 87]
SCL-90 PSDI2.3 [2.0; 2.4]**2.0 [1.6; 2.3]2.2 [1.9; 2.3]2.0 [1.7; 2.2]
SCL-90 Somatization1.8 [1.2; 2.0]1.6 [1.2; 1.7]1.5 [1.2; 1.7]1.5 [1.2; 1.8]
SCL-90 Obsessive-Compulsive 2.1 [1.4; 2.5]**1.4 [0.8; 2.0]1.8 [1.2; 2.2]1.4 [0.9; 2.1]
SCL Interpersonal Sensitivity2.4 [1.6; 2.7]*1.9 [1.1; 2.4]2.1 [1.6; 2.6]1.8 [1.4; 2.4]
SCL-90 Depression2.5 [1.7; 2.8]**2.1 [1.4; 2.5]2.4 [2.0; 2.5]2.0 [1.6; 2.5]
SCL-90 Anxiety2.2 [1.1; 2.3]**1.3 [0.9; 1.9]1.9 [1.4; 2.1]1.5 [1.1; 1.9]
SCL-90 Anger/Hostility2.3 [1.5; 2.7]*1.8 [1.0; 2.3]2.5 [1.8; 2.7]*2.1 [1.4; 2.2]
SCL-90 Phobic Anxiety1.6 [1.0; 1.7]*1.0 [0.6; 1.4]1.3 [0.7; 1.6]0.9 [0.6; 1.6]
SCL-90 Paranoid Ideation2.3 [1.5; 2.5]2.0 [1.3; 2.5]2.5 [1.7; 2.7]2.1 [1.5; 2.7]
SCL-90 Psychoticism1.8 [1.1; 2.2]*1.2 [0.5; 1.9]1.7 [1.3; 2.1]1.2 [1.0; 1.9]

CSII: Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion; MDI: Multiple daily injections; HbA1c: Hemoglobin A1c; SCL-90: Symptom Checklist 90; GSI: General Symptomatic Index; PST: Positive Symptom Total; PSDI: Positive Symptom Distress Index. Data are expressed as mean ± SD or median [quartiles]. and versus CSII.