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Table 3 Diabetes distress score among patients with good and poor diabetic control

From: The validity and reliability of the English version of the diabetes distress scale for type 2 diabetes patients in Malaysia

 

Good control

[HbA1c 1 ≤ 7.0%]

(n = 50)

Poor control

[HbA1c 1 > 7.0%]

(n = 56)

Mann-Whitney U test

Median

IQR

Median

IQR

p-value

Total score of the DDS-17

1.50

0.76

1.88

0.87

<0.001*

DDS-17 subscales

Emotional Burden

1.60

1.20

2.00

1.15

0.003*

Regime Distress

1.60

1.05

2.20

1.20

0.001*

Physician Distress

1.00

0.75

1.75

1.25

0.004*

Interpersonal Distress

1.33

1.00

1.50

1.25

0.069

  1. HbA1c = glycosylated hemoglobin; IQR = interquartile range; *statistically significant at p < 0.05; A higher score indicates higher distress level