The influence of hypoglycemia on the specific quality of life in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a comparative cross-sectional study of diabetics with and without hypoglycemia in Xi’an, China

Table 1 General demographic data

Characteristics	Total sample	Diabetics without hypoglycemia		Diabetics with hypoglycemia		²/U	P value
Characteristics	N	N	%	N	%	²/U	P value
Sex
Male	329	228	69.30	101	30.70	0.900	0.343
Female	190	124	65.26	66	34.74
Age
≤ 20	8	6	75.00	2	25.00	− 1.777	0.076
21–40	108	75	69.44	33	30.56
41–60	235	168	71.49	67	28.51
≥ 61	168	103	61.31	65	38.69
Education background
Primary school or below	60	35	58.33	25	41.67	4.034	0.258
Junior high school	120	81	67.50	39	32.50
Senior high school	254	173	68.11	81	31.89
Bachelor degree or above	85	63	74.12	22	25.88
Marital status
Unmarried	49	34	69.39	15	30.61	3.074	0.215
Married	408	282	69.12	126	30.88
Divorce or Bereavement	62	36	58.06	26	41.94
Living conditions
Live alone	84	53	63.10	31	36.90	3.090	0.378
Live with spouse	225	154	68.44	71	31.56
Live with children	47	30	63.83	17	36.17
Other	163	115	70.55	48	29.45
Duration of diabetes
≤ 3	157	115	73.25	42	26.75	− 2.622	0.009
4–5	68	50	73.53	18	26.47
6–10	114	78	68.42	36	31.58
≥ 11	180	109	60.56	71	39.44
Monthly income per capita in family
≤ 3000	210	136	64.76	74	35.24	1.766	0.413
3001–5000	146	100	68.49	46	31.51
≥ 5001	163	116	71.17	47	28.83
Frequency of weekly exercise
No exercise	67	44	65.67	23	34.33	0.171	0.982
1–2 times / week	165	112	67.88	53	32.12
3–5 times / week	101	69	68.32	32	31.68
Exercise every day	186	127	68.28	59	31.72
Frequency of hypoglycemia
1–2 times/6 months	89			89
3–6 times/6 months	37			37
More than 6 time/6 months	41			41

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