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Table 1 Baseline health related quality of life, clinical and epidemiological characteristics of people with/without diabetes

From: Longitudinal assessment of the health-related quality of life among older people with diabetes: results of a nationwide study in New Zealand

Characteristics

Diabetes

SF-12-PCS

Mean ± SD

SF-12-MCS

Mean ± SD

with diabetes

without diabetes

with diabetes

without diabetes

with diabetes

without diabetes

Age Groups

 55–64

240 (71.4)

1490 (74.4)

41.3 ± 10.8

49.3 ± 8.7

44.8 ± 12.4

49.8 ± 10.1

 64+

96 (28.6)

512 (25.6)

38.9 ± 11.5

45.7 ± 10.1

45.0 ± 12.3

51.3 ± 9.7

Sex

 Male

169 (50.3)

923 (46.1)

42.0 ± 10.9

48.9 ± 8.7

45.4 ± 12.1

50.6 ± 9.6

 Female

167 (49.7)

1079 (53.9)

39.3 ± 11.0

47.9 ± 9.6

44.3 ± 12.7

49.9 ± 10.4

Education

 No secondary

128 (38.8)

536 (27.0)

40.4 ± 10.6

46.4 ± 9.7

43.8 ± 11.1

49.2 ± 11.1

 Secondary

79 (23.9)

557 (28.0)

39.9 ± 11.8

48.5 ± 9.3

46.2 ± 12.5

50.0 ± 10.1

 Post- secondary/tertiary

123 (37.3)

895 (45)

41.5 ± 11.1

49.6 ± 8.6

45.3 ± 13.5

50.9 ± 9.3

Marital Status

 Married/partner

218 (65.9)

1473 (74.6)

41.7 ± 10.3

48.9 ± 8.8

46.6 ± 11.1

50.8 ± 9.4

 Divorced/separated/single

72 (21.8)

365 (18.5)

38.6 ± 11.6

47.3 ± 10.1

41.4 ± 13.5

48.4 ± 11.2

 Widowed

41 (12.4)

137 (6.9)

38.0 ± 12.4

46.2 ± 9.9

41.6 ± 15.1

48.2 ± 11.8

Annual Personal Income

 0–25,000

139 (54.9)

659 (38.6)

38.6 ± 11.2

46.0 ± 10.3

44.9 ± 12.8

48.6 ± 11.3

 25,001–50,000

80 (31.6)

596 (34.9)

42.8 ± 10.8

50.1 ± 7.7

45.3 ± 12.0

51.2 ± 8.9

 50,001–70,000

24 (9.5)

243 (14.2)

47.1 ± 7.2

50.6 ± 7.7

48.7 ± 10.5

51.6 ± 8.2

  > 70,000

10 (4.0)

211 (12.4)

48.5 ± 11.5

52.2 ± 5.8

44.2 ± 15.4

51.9 ± 7.7

Ethnicity

 European/others

114 (34.6)

1242 (63.1)

40.6 ± 11.0

48.9 ± 9.0

46.1 ± 12.0

50.5 ± 9.6

 Maori

216 (65.5)

725 (35.9)

40.5 ± 11.1

47.5 ± 9.5

44.0 ± 12.6

49.4 ± 10.8

Current Smoker (Yes)

66 (20.4)

255 (13.1)

40.8 ± 11.1

47.1 ± 10.3

41.1 ± 13.4

47.6 ± 12.0

Regular Alcohol Consumption (Yes)

67 (20.0)

1015 (51.0)

44.4 ± 9.9

49.6 ± 8.5

46.8 ± 11.8

51.2 ± 9.2

BMI

  < 25

41 (14.4)

584 (34.4)

41.3 ± 11.8

50.1 ± 8.2

44.4 ± 12.5

50.9 ± 9.4

 25–29.9

80 (28.1)

652 (38.4)

43.9 ± 11.9

49.2 ± 8.4

46.8 ± 12.2

50.7 ± 9.6

  ≥ 30

164 (57.5)

463 (27.3)

39.510.3

45.4 ± 10.4

44.3 ± 12.6

48.6 ± 10.9

Physical Activity

 No

45 (13.9)

163 (8.4)

34.0 ± 12.2

42.4 ± 13.0

37.7 ± 14

46.2 ± 13.2

 Once a week

20 (6.2)

86 (4.4)

43.4 ± 11.1

48.4 ± 8.2

43.9 ± 12.1

48.9 ± 10.2

  ≥ 2 times per week

260 (80.0)

1699 (87.2)

41.8 ± 10.4

49.0 ± 8.5

46.4 ± 11.7

50.7 ± 9.5

Medical Conditions

 None

75 (22.3)

679 (33.9)

47.2 ± 8.8

52.3 ± 6.0

48.8 ± 10.6

52.8 ± 8.3

 1

96 (28.6)

737 (36.8)

43.1 ± 9.4

48.4 ± 8.6

49.0 ± 10.1

50.4 ± 9.7

  ≥ 2

165 (49.1)

586 (29.3)

36.5 ± 11.0

43.8 ± 10.7

40.8 ± 13.0

46.9 ± 11.2

Hypertension (Yes)

231 (70.9)

739 (37.1)

39.3 ± 10.9

46.4 ± 9.8

43.8 ± 12.7

48.8 ± 10.5

Sight Problem (Yes)

58 (18.3)

197 (9.9)

38.1 ± 9.4

45.6 ± 9.6

41.6 ± 12.8

46.9 ± 11.7

Hearing Problem (Yes)

35 (10.4)

451 (22.6)

40.4 ± 10.4

46.8 ± 9.7

42.9 ± 12.2

48.8 ± 10.9

Sleep Problem (Yes)

35 (10.4)

105 (5.2)

37.4 ± 10.9

43.6 ± 11.1

36.1 ± 13.5

44.0 ± 13.0