Research Article

Perceived Stress and Adherence to the Dietary Recommendations and Blood Glucose Levels in Type 1 Diabetes

Table 4

Basic characteristics divided by BMI classification.

 kg/m2 kg/m2

Stress score21 (17–27)17 (13–25)0.212
Men (%)47.653.40.686
Age (years)37 (31–43)41 (37–45)0.047
BMI (kg/m2)23.3 (21.8–24.5)28.4 (26.7–31.7)<0.001
eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m2)111 (102–118)109 (93–117)0.194
HbA1c (mmol/mol)57 (52–67)63 (54–67)0.170
HbA1c (%)7.4 (6.9–8.3)7.9 (7.1–8.3)0.170
Cholesterol (mmol/l)4.36 (4.02–4.60)4.54 (3.99–5.12)0.271
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)1.49 (1.27–1.87)1.27 (1.03–1.58)0.018
Triglycerides (mmol/l)0.8 (0.7–1.1)1.1 (0.8–2.0)0.002

Data are presented as the median (interquartile range) for continuous variables as they had skewed distribution and frequency for categorical variables. Between-group comparisons were conducted with the Mann-Whitney test and Chi-squared test, respectively. BMI: body mass index.