Quality of Life in University Students with Diabetes Distress: Type 1 and Type 2 of Diabetes Differences

Table 2

Sociodemographic and clinical parameters and level of diabetes distress.

Parameter		T1DM			T2DM
		Number (%)	Total distress score		Number (%)	Total distress score
Age, yr	<20	44 (55)		NS	48 (55.8)		0.631
	≥20	36 (45)			38 (44.2)
Gender	Male	39 (48.8)		NS	40 (46.5)		0.339
	Female	41 (51.2)			46 (53.5)
BMI (kg/m^2)	Normal	57 (62.3)		<0.001	7 (8.2)		<0.001
	Overweight	17 (21.3)			49 (56.9)
	Obese	6 (7.4)			30 (34.9)
Sleep time	<8 hr	33 (41.2)		<0.001	37 (43.02)		<0.001
	≥8 hr	47 (58.8)			49 (56.98)
Exercise	Active	34 (42.5)		<0.001	25 (29.06)		<0.001
	Not active	46 (57.5)			61 (70.93)
HbA1c, %	<7	30 (37.5)		<0.001	27 (31.4)		<0.001
	≥7	50 (62.5)			59 (68.6)
Diabetic complication	No	42 (52.5)		<0.001	45 (52.3)		<0.001
	Yes	38 (47.5)			41 (47.7)
Medication	Diet and exercise	10 (12.5)		<.001	15 (17.5)		<0.001
	OHA	1 (1.2)			35 (40.7)
	Insulin	63 (78.8)			6 (6.9)
	Insulin and oral medication	6 (7.5)			30 (34.9)

BMI: body mass index; HbA1c: the hemoglobin A1c; OHA: oral hypoglycemic agent.