Journal of Diabetes Research

Research Article

Effects of Diabetic Complications on Health-Related Quality of Life Impairment in Vietnamese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Table 2

HRQOL measured by SF-12 according to the different numbers of complications.


HRQOL	Total ()	Without diabetes complications ()	Number of complications
			Having diabetes complication ()^b		Having one diabetic complication ()^b		Having two or more diabetic complications ()^b
			Median (IQR)	Difference (95% CI)^a	Median (IQR)	Difference (95% CI)^a	Median (IQR)	Difference (95% CI)^a

PF	47.9 (39.3-56.5)	47.9 (39.3-56.5)	47.9 (39.3-56.5)	-2.49 (-5.87; 0.89)	47.9 (39.3-56.5)	-1.85 (-5.44; 1.74)	47.9 (39.3-56.5)	-5.82 (-12.98; 1.35)
RP	57.2 (48.0-57.2)	57.2 (52.6-57.2)	52.6 (48-57.2)	-1.43 (-2.65; -0.21)	52.6 (48-57.2)	-1.21 (-2.51; 0.09)	52.6 (48-57.2)	-2.55 (-5.13; 0.04)
BP	57.4 (37.1-57.4)	57.4 (47.3-57.4)	57.4 (37.1-57.4)	-1.48 (-5.73; 2.76)	57.4 (37.1-57.4)	-1.89 (-6.43; 2.64)	47.3 (26.9-57.4)	0.6 (-8.38; 9.57)
GH	29.6 (29.6-44.7)	29.6 (29.6-44.7)	29.6 (29.6-44.7)	-3.05 (-6.34; 0.25)	29.6 (29.6-44.7)	-2.63 (-6.14; 0.88)	29.6 (29.6-29.6)	-5.21 (-12.21; 1.8)
VT	67.9 (37.7-67.9)	67.9 (37.7-67.9)	57.8 (37.7-67.9)	-0.73 (-5.49; 4.03)	62.8 (37.7-67.9)	-0.9 (-5.99; 4.19)	57.8 (42.7-67.9)	0.13 (-9.89; 10.14)
SF	56.6 (46.5-56.6)	56.6 (56.6-56.6)	56.6 (36.4-56.6)	-5.69 (-9.24; -2.13)	56.6 (46.5-56.6)	-4.83 (-8.61; -1.06)	41.4 (26.3-56.6)	-10.0 (-17.48; -2.52)
RE	56.1 (50.5-56.1)	56.1 (56.1-56.1)	56.1 (50.5-56.1)	-1.81 (-3.12; -0.51)	56.1 (50.5-56.1)	-1.49 (-2.88; -0.1)	56.1 (44.9-56.1)	-3.44 (-6.19; -0.69)
MH	58.4 (46.3-64.5)	58.4 (46.3-64.5)	58.4 (46.3-64.5)	-1.9 (-5.49; 1.7)	58.4 (46.3-64.5)	-1.24 (-5.08; 2.6)	49.3 (43.2-64.5)	-5.17 (-12.73; 2.38)
PCS-12	45.6 (38.9-50.5)	46.6 (38.9-50.8)	43.9 (38.1-50)	-1.71 (-4.5; 1.08)	44.7 (38.5-50.6)	-1.53 (-4.51; 1.45)	41.9 (33.1-44.8)	-2.6 (-8.47; 3.26)
MCS-12	56.3 (51.1-62.3)	58.6 (52.1-62.9)	54.7 (49.8-59.9)	-2.55 (-5.01; -0.1)	55.1 (50-61.2)	-2.06 (-4.68; 0.56)	51.7 (45.3-55.8)	-4.98 (-10.14; 0.17)

Table expressed as median (IQR). BP: bodily pain; GH: general health; MCS: mental component summary score; MH: mental health; PCS: physical component summary score; PF: physical functioning; RE: role emotional; RP: role physical; SF: social functioning; VT: vitality. . ^aMultivariate linear regression adjusted for the number of comorbidities, age, sex, duration of disease, HbA1c, glucose, SBP, and DBP. ^bCompared to the “without complication” group.