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Aims This study aimed to determine whether Korean adults diagnosed with type 2 diabetes before the age of 40 have a different perception of the impact of diabetes on their quality of life (QoL) compared with that of patients diagnosed at an older age. %26lt;br%26gt;Methods A total of 236 patients were investigated in this cross-sectional study. The patients were classified into two groups based on their age at diagnosis: early type 2 diabetes (age at diagnosis %26lt;40 years) and typical type 2 diabetes (age at diagnosis %26gt;= 40 years). The QoL was assessed using the latest version of the audit of diabetes-dependent quality of life (ADDQoL). %26lt;br%26gt;Results The average weighted impact (AWI) of diabetes on QoL was significantly lower in adults with early type 2 diabetes than those diagnosed later. Patients with early type 2 diabetes reported a greater negative impact of diabetes on specific life domains %26quot;close personal relationship,%26apos;%26apos; %26quot;sex life,%26apos;%26apos; %26quot;self-confidence,%26apos;%26apos; %26quot;motivation to achieve things,%26apos;%26apos; %26quot;feelings about the future,%26apos;%26apos; %26quot;freedom to eat,%26apos;%26apos; and %26quot;freedom to drink%26apos;%26apos; than patients with typical type 2 diabetes. In multivariate analysis adjusted for demographic and medical variables, a diagnosis of diabetes before the age of 40 was significantly associated with a lower ADDQoL AWI score [ OR 3.60 (95 % CI: 1.12-11.55), P %26lt; 0.05]. %26lt;br%26gt;Conclusions Younger age at type 2 diabetes diagnosis is significantly associated with a poor diabetes-related QoL.
- 出版日期2014-12
