Health-related quality of life in a group of Egyptian children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes: relationship to microvascular complications

Monir, Zeinab Mohammed; El Samahy, Mona Hussein; Eid, Ehab Mohammed; Khalifa, Abla Galal; abd-ElMaksoud, Soheir abd-El Mawgood; Abbas, Mohamed Abdel Moneim; Abd El Ghaffar, Hend Helmy

doi:10.1186/s42269-019-0180-0

Bulletin of the National Research Centre

Table 3 Comparison between the studied diabetic children (8–12 years) and adolescents (13–18 years) with their corresponding control groups concerning their child self-reports and parent proxy-reports of PedsQL™ 4.0 Generic Core Scales (GCS) scores

Functioning scale	No. of items	Diabetic children (8–12 years) n = 24	Healthy children (8–12 years) n = 28	Independent t test		Diabetic adolescents (13–18 years) n = 36	Healthy adolescents (13–18 years) n = 32	Independent t test
Functioning scale	No. of items	Diabetic children (8–12 years) n = 24	Healthy children (8–12 years) n = 28	t	p value	Diabetic adolescents (13–18 years) n = 36	Healthy adolescents (13–18 years) n = 32	t	p value
PedsQL™ 4.0 Generic Core Scales (child self-report)
Total score	23	77.05 ± 14.58	79.32 ± 11.15	0.638	0.527	64.37 ± 14.54	74.74 ± 13.34	3.051	0.003**
Total score	23	40.22–100	55.43–100	0.638	0.527	35.87–92.39	45.66–92.39	3.051	0.003**
Physical health	8	80.07 ± 15.01	82.6 ± 11.01	0.698	0.488	66.64 ± 15.56	80.20 ± 13.63	3.800	0.001**
Physical health	8	40.63–100	54.17–100	0.698	0.488	37.5–96.88	43.75–100	3.800	0.001**
Emotional functioning	5	70.31 ± 16.14	74.67 ± 19.41	0.872	0.388	56.08 ± 16.71	65.07 ± 19.48	2.048	0.045*
Emotional functioning	5	35–100	35–100	0.872	0.388	25–85	33.33–100	2.048	0.045*
Social functioning	5	81.35 ± 13.89	81.8 ± 16.42	0.105	0.917	68.06 ± 15.70	77.01 ± 16.84	2.267	0. 027*
Social functioning	5	45–100	50–100	0.105	0.917	35–90	45–100	2.267	0. 027*
School functioning	5	74.48 ± 15.78	76.47 ± 14.08	0.482	0.632	65.52 ± 13.67	75.89 ± 16.16	2.864	0. 006**
School functioning	5	40–100	50–100	0.482	0.632	35–95	40–100	2.864	0. 006**
Psychosocial health	15	75.54 ± 14.89	77.64 ± 12.84	0.547	0.587	63.27 ± 14.48	72.67 ± 13.88	2.725	0. 008**
Psychosocial health	15	40–100	45–100	0.547	0.587	35–90	44.23–94.23	2.725	0. 008**
PedsQL™ 4.0 Generic Core Scales (parent proxy-report)
Total score	23	73.45 ± 15.25	77.75 ± 10.82	1.185	0.242	61.71 ± 14.71	71.97 ± 11.96	3.133	0.003**
Total score	23	39.13–98.91	52.38–97.83	1.185	0.242	32.61–86.96	41.3–93.48	3.133	0.003**
Physical health	8	76.63 ± 16.14	82.23 ± 12.14	1.427	0.160	64.94 ± 16.76	76.51 ± 15.84	2.915	0.005**
Physical health	8	37.5–100	50–100	1.427	0.160	34.38–93.75	37.5–96.88	2.915	0.005**
Emotional functioning	5	67.92 ± 17.87	70.45 ± 17.13	0.519	0.606	52.19 ± 16.73	62.58 ± 16.75	2.555	0.013*
Emotional functioning	5	30–100	35–95	0.519	0.606	20–80	25–100	2.555	0.013*
Social functioning	5	77.03 ± 12.85	82.5 ± 12.95	1.524	0.134	65.17 ± 15.17	74.71 ± 15.29	2.578	0.012*
Social functioning	5	50–100	60–100	1.524	0.134	30–90	40–100	2.578	0.012*
School functioning	5	70.94 ± 15.86	73.57 ± 14.33	0.629	0. 532	62.88 ± 13.04	72.25 ± 14.43	2.813	0.006**
School functioning	5	35–100	40–100	0.629	0. 532	30–90	43.75–100	2.813	0.006**
Psychosocial health	15	71.96 ± 15.17	75.4 ± 11.35	0.932	0.356	60.08 ± 14.21	69.98 ± 12.39	3.046	0.003**
Psychosocial health	15	40–98.33	50–98.33	0.932	0.356	31.67–83.33	36.67–91.67	3.046	0.003**

*Significant (p < 0.05). **Highly significant (p < 0.01)

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