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 6 Stepwise multiple linear regression analysis of specific quality of life of T2DM patients

Personnel sorts	Independent variable	Specificity quality of life	Impact on physiology	Impact on psychology	Impact on social relations	Impact on treatment
Diabetics without hypoglycemia	Sex	− 0.119*		− 0.165**	− 0.154**
	21–40 years old	− 0.221***	− 0.269***	− 0.165**
	41–60 years old					0.210**
	≥ 61 years old		0.135*			0.304***
	Married					− 0.114*
	Divorce or bereavement	0.163**	0.127**	0.161**
	Duration of diabetes ≥ 11 years	0.188***	0.154**	0.146***		0.189**
	Monthly income per capita in family: 3000–5000 yuan	− 0.120*		− 0.135*		− 0.130*
	Monthly income per capita in family ≥ 5001 yuan	− 0.291***	− 0.167***	− 0.288***	− 0.174**	− 0.218***
	Exercise once or twice a week		0.174**
	Exercise three to five times a week		0.100*
	Exercise every day	− 0.167**		− 0.186***		− 0.227***
R²		0.261	0.286	0.222	0.046	0.224
F value		17.360***	19.682***	13.994***	8.398***	14.179***
Diabetics with hypoglycemia	21–40 years old	− 0.337***	− 0.331***	− 0.303***
	41–60 years old					0.261**
	≥ 61 years old		0.120			0.355***
	Junior high school				0.176*
	Senior high school		− 0.128*
	Married	− 0.143*		− 0.178**
	Live with children				− 0.199*
	Monthly income per capita in family: 3000–5000 yuan					− 0.219**
	Monthly income per capita in family ≥ 5001 yuan	− 0.272***	− 0.240***	− 0.246***		− 0.324***
	Exercise every day					− 0.159*
	Hypoglycemia 3–6 times / 6 months	0.208**	0.178**	0.203**		0.153*
	Hypoglycemia occurred more than 6 times / 6 months	0.263***	0.221**	0.260***		0.304***
R²		0.376	0.409	0.336	0.057	0.378
F value		19.420***	18.478***	16.290***	4.987**	13.825***

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