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- Title
An assessment of the impact of type 2 diabetes on the quality of life based on age at diabetes diagnosis.
- Authors
Chung, Jin; Cho, Dong; Chung, Dong; Chung, Min
- Abstract
Aims: This study aimed to determine whether Korean adults diagnosed with type 2 diabetes before the age of 40 have a different perception of the impact of diabetes on their quality of life (QoL) compared with that of patients diagnosed at an older age. Methods: A total of 236 patients were investigated in this cross-sectional study. The patients were classified into two groups based on their age at diagnosis: early type 2 diabetes (age at diagnosis <40 years) and typical type 2 diabetes (age at diagnosis ≥40 years). The QoL was assessed using the latest version of the audit of diabetes-dependent quality of life (ADDQoL). Results: The average weighted impact (AWI) of diabetes on QoL was significantly lower in adults with early type 2 diabetes than those diagnosed later. Patients with early type 2 diabetes reported a greater negative impact of diabetes on specific life domains 'close personal relationship,' 'sex life,' 'self-confidence,' 'motivation to achieve things,' 'feelings about the future,' 'freedom to eat,' and 'freedom to drink' than patients with typical type 2 diabetes. In multivariate analysis adjusted for demographic and medical variables, a diagnosis of diabetes before the age of 40 was significantly associated with a lower ADDQoL AWI score [OR 3.60 (95 % CI: 1.12-11.55), P < 0.05]. Conclusions: Younger age at type 2 diabetes diagnosis is significantly associated with a poor diabetes-related QoL.
- Subjects
PEOPLE with diabetes; QUALITY of life; KOREANS; DIAGNOSIS of diabetes; HEALTH status indicators; CROSS-sectional method; HEALTH
- Publication
Acta Diabetologica, 2014, Vol 51, Issue 6, p1065
- ISSN
0940-5429
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00592-014-0677-9