Why the study?
How do age, gender, type of therapy, and comorbidities affect the health-related quality of life in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus?
Population
90 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, aged 40 to 80 years, recruited from the outpatient department of…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Comorbidities flag T2DM patients needing closer QoL and glycemic monitoring; leaves open whether targeted interventions improve outcomes.
How do age, gender, type of therapy, and comorbidities affect the health-related quality of life in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus?
In patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, the presence of comorbidities is associated with worse glycemic control and significantly lower health-related quality of life.
Bosić-Živanović et al. (2012) studied this question.
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