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Table 4 Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) for the relationship between the HRQOL-15D score with glycemic status, controlling for age, gender, BMI, smoking, presence of co-morbidities and vascular complications (persons with pre-diabetes were considererd separately as IFG - IGT) (Model 2)

From: Comparison of health-related quality of Life (HRQOL) among patients with pre-diabetes, diabetes and normal glucose tolerance, using the 15D-HRQOL questionnaire in Greece: the DEPLAN study

Variable

F

P

Age

2.08

NS

Gender (male)

19.07

< 0,001

BMI

3.48

NS

Smoking (yes)

1.28

NS

Co-morbidities

0.37

NS

Complications

6.39

0.004

Glycemic status

0.53

NS

  1. R2 0.218, Co-morbidities arterial hypertension and/or dyslipidemia, Complications any combination of coronary heart disease, stroke, peripheral arterial disease, nephropathy, retinopathy or neuropathy
  2. Glycemic status: 1 = NGT, 2 = IFG, 3 = IGT, 4 = Diabetes