How Much Do We Know about the Biopsychosocial Predictors of Glycaemic Control? Age and Clinical Factors Predict Glycaemic Control, but Psychological Factors Do Not

Table 2

Psychological characteristics and quality of life of the participants.

Variables	Participants ()	Percentage (%)
Anxiety disorders (assessed by the GAD-7):
Yes	27	9.0
No	273	91.0
Depressive disorders (assessed by the BDI):
Yes	60	20.0
No	240	80.0
Big Five Inventory (BFI) scores:
Extraversion	3.4^a	0.8^b
Agreeableness	3.8^a	0.4^b
Conscientiousness	3.7^a	0.6^b
Neuroticism	2.5^a	0.7^b
Openness	3.3^a	0.6^b
WHOQOL-BREF scores:
Overall perception of QOL	4.0^a	4.0^b
Overall perception of health	3.0^a	3.0^b
Physical health QOL	14.3^a	3.4^b
Psychological QOL	15.3^a	2.7^b
Social QOL	16.0^a	2.7^b
Environmental QOL	15.0^a	2.5^b

^aMedian. ^bInterquartile range (IQR).