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Table 3 Standardized mean differences (effect size, ES) according to sociodemographic and clinical variables

From: Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and its associated factors in children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM)

 

Physical well being

Psychological well-being

Parents/Autonomy

Peers

School

KIDSCREEN-10 index

VAS

Age

 8–11ya

0.34

0.39

0.04

0.26

0.58

0.61

0.56

 12–19y

       

Sex

 Boys

–0.27

−0.05

0.10

−0.10

0.48

0.005

0.0001

 Girlsa

       

Type of family

 Biparentala

0.67

0.21

0.26

0.37

0.24

0.30

0.42

 Monoparental

       

 Primary school

0.29

0.13

0.10

0.25

0.03

0.01

0.21

 Secondary school

0.16

0.002

0.14

0.20

0.06

0.09

0.21

 University degreea

       

Changes during the last 3 months

 No changes on treatmenta

       

 Changes on diet/nutrition

0.54

0.48

0.06

0.24

0.15

0.43

0.70

 Bolus calculator

0.54

0.40

0.43

0.18

0.12

0.51

0.32

Hypoglycemia

       

 Yesa

0.37

1.16

−0.16

0.49

1.52

1.28

−0.34

 No

       

Hyperglycemia

 Yesa

−0.61

−0.47

−0.03

−0.41

−0.14

−0.31

−1.02

 No

       

HbAc1

  > 7.5% (58 mmol/mol)a

−0.5

−0.23

−0.17

−0.33

−0.18

−0.38

−0.40

 ≤7.5% (58 mmol/mol)

       

Time w/diagnoses

       

 ≤5 yearsa

0.23

0.24

0.14

0.32

0.21

0.32

−0.02

  > 5 years

       

Adherence

 Higha

0.53

0.31

0.01

0.10

0.12

0.33

0.30

 Low

       
  1. aReference category. Statistically significant ES are shown in bold
  2. KIDSCREEN-27, KIDSCREEN-10 Index and Visual analogue scale (VAS)