Research Article

Women with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Effect of Disease and Psychosocial-Related Correlates on Health-Related Quality of Life

Table 3

Hierarchical logistic regression analysis for social and role functioning and pain experiences among participants.

CharacteristicsPainImpaired social functioningImpaired role functioning
Odds (95% CI)Odds (95% CI)Odds (95% CI)
MenWomenMenWomenMenWomen

Age1.03 (0.96–1.09)1.05 (0.97–1.07)1.08 (1.01–1.15)1.11 (0.85–1.43)1.05 (0.98–1.17)1.07 (0.63–1.21)
Marital status1.13 (1.01–1.19)2.41 (1.23–4.70)0.72 (0.28–1.86)0.75 (0.41–1.00)0.41 (0.21–0.65)0.44 (0.13–0.73)
Education1.01 (.57–1.61)1.03 (0.67–1.55)0.94 (0.47–1.86)0.91 (0.56–1.28)1.01 (0.71–1.32)1.06 (0.81–1.19)
Occupation0.79 (0.44–1.41)0.83 (0.59–1.47)0.30 (0.12–0.63)0.47 (0.17—0.98)1.36 (1.10–1.29)1.39 (1.01–1.93)
Diabetes exposure1.00 (0.94–1.06)1.34 (1.13–2.61)0.95 (0.79–1.01)0.98 (0.62–1.32)0.99 (0.73–1.29)0.88 (0.39–0.99)
Glycemic control (HbA1c)0.98 (0.82–1.17)1.27 (1.11–1.98)1.13 (0.86–1.45)1.31 (1.11–1.99)0.98 (0.67–1.36)0.81 (0.24–1.11)
Comorbidities1.01 (0.91–0.19)1.43 (1.13–2.86)2.32 (1.37–3.89)3.76 (2.01–5.77)1.41 (0.93–1.83)1.67 (1.10–2.21)
Physical functioning6.14 (4.11–13.98)7.86 (4.23–14.49)34.51 (10.73–49.46)39.64 (10.11–43.4)7.07 (2.81–14.37)8.01 (2.96–18.69)
Self-care behaviors
 Diet management2.33 (1.26–5.44)6.23 (4.14–13.81)
 Self-monitoring blood glucose7.27 (5.15–15.48)2.01 (0.86–3.16)
Social support
 Availability0.96 (0.84–1.24)1.01 (0.85–1.07)1.07 (0.96–1.18)1.13 (0.85–1.43)1.09 (0.79–1.73)1.18 (1.01–1.44)
 Adequacy0.89 (0.76–1.33)0.88 (0.71–1.49)0.95 (0.82–1.67)0.97 (0.81–1.23)0.89 (0.43–1.21)0.93 (0.66–1.00)
Diabetes-related psychosocial factors
 Self-efficacy0.79 (0.48–0.99)0.81 (0.51–1.03)
 Diabetes social support0.91 (0.43–1.19)0.80 (0.54–1.13)0.77 (0.61–0.99)0.84 (0.55–1.01)
 DLC (others)
Problems areas in diabetes (PAID)
 ≥40 points (distress burnout)1.43 (1.13–1.89)1.27 (1.01–1.94)4.36 (2.19–8.36)5.29 (3.38–10.42)10.11 (4.62–21.11)15.38 (5.32–23.3)

Not entered in the stepwise procedure. ; ; . N.B.: age: 40<, >40; marital: currently married/not; education: secondary<, >secondary; occupation: government, nongovernmental; diabetes exposure: <10, >10 years; glycemic control: <7, >7; comorbidities: yes/no.