Research Article

Impact of Hypoglycemia on Health-Related Quality of Life among Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study in Thailand

Table 2

Laboratory test results at enrolment by occurrence of hypoglycemia in the previous 6 months.

VariablesNo hypoglycemia ()Hypoglycemia () value

HbA1c (%)7.29 (1.28)7.17 (1.31)0.247a
FPG (mg/dL)145.6 (44.6)139.4 (39.7)0.086a
Serum creatinine (mg/dL)1.26 (1.08)1.23 (0.89)0.767a
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)167.8 (38.5)170.3 (36.1)0.581a
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)50.4 (20.4)51.1 (15.0)0.784a
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)97.7 (33.9)98.1 (32.4)0.912a
Triglycerides (mg/dL), median (IQR)133 (92, 179)132.5 (91.5, 180)0.632b
Urinary albumen (mg/g), median (IQR)10.8 (4.7, 30.3)7.3 (2.3, 46.4)0.573b

aIndependent sample -test. bMann-Whitney test. Data are the unless otherwise specified. Abbreviation: HbA1c = hemoglobin A1c; FPG = fasting plasma glucose.