Research Article
Impact of Hypoglycemia on Health-Related Quality of Life among Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study in Thailand
Table 4
Patient EQ-5D-3L levels by maximum severity of hypoglycemic episodes.
| | Domain | Maximum severity of hypoglycemic episodes | | Level of perceived problem, (%) | value | | No problem | Some problem | Extreme problems |
| | Mobility | None | 457 | 297 (65.0) | 140 (30.6) | 20 (4.4) | 0.002† | | Mild | 119 | 52 (43.7) | 55 (46.2) | 12 (10.1) | | Moderate | 67 | 35 (52.2) | 28 (41.8) | 4 (6.0) | | Severe/very severe | 15 | 9 (60.0) | 5 (33.3) | 1 (6.7) |
| | Self-care | None | 457 | 383 (83.8) | 71 (15.5) | 3 (0.7) | 0.001† | | Mild | 119 | 80 (67.2) | 35 (29.4) | 4 (3.4) | | Moderate | 67 | 54 (80.6) | 12 (17.9) | 1 (1.5) | | Severe/very severe | 15 | 10 (66.7) | 4 (26.7) | 1 (6.7) |
| | Usual activities | None | 457 | 368 (80.5) | 80 (17.5) | 9 (2.0) | 0.001† | | Mild | 119 | 76 (63.9) | 39 (32.8) | 4 (3.4) | | Moderate | 67 | 48 (71.6) | 16 (23.9) | 3 (4.5) | | Severe/very severe | 15 | 9 (60.0) | 4 (26.7) | 2 (13.3) |
| | Pain/discomfort | None | 457 | 265 (58.1) | 166 (36.4) | 25 (5.5) | 0.008† | | Mild | 119 | 50 (42.4) | 54 (45.8) | 14 (11.9) | | Moderate | 67 | 28 (41.8) | 32 (47.8) | 7 (10.4) | | Severe/very severe | 15 | 6 (40.0) | 7 (46.7) | 2 (13.3) |
| | Anxiety/depression | None | 457 | 341 (75.1) | 102 (22.5) | 11 (2.4) | <0.001† | | Mild | 119 | 64 (54.2) | 42 (35.6) | 12 (10.2) | | Moderate | 67 | 35 (52.2) | 26 (38.8) | 6 (9.0) | | Severe/very severe | 15 | 7 (46.7) | 4 (26.7) | 4 (26.7) |
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Chi-squared test. Numbers may not add up to the total because of missing data. † indicates statistically significant difference ( ). |
