Type 1 diabetes, quality of life, occupational status and education level: A comparative population-based study
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Type 1 diabetes, quality of life, occupational status and education level : A comparative population-based study. / Nielsen, Helena B.; Ovesen, Louise L.; Mortensen, Laust H.; Lau, Cathrine J.; Joensen, Lene E.
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T1 - Type 1 diabetes, quality of life, occupational status and education level
T2 - A comparative population-based study
AU - Nielsen, Helena B.
AU - Ovesen, Louise L.
AU - Mortensen, Laust H.
AU - Lau, Cathrine J.
AU - Joensen, Lene E.
N1 - Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
PY - 2016/11
Y1 - 2016/11
N2 - AIM: Type 1 diabetes requires extensive self-management to avoid complications and may have negative effects on the everyday life of people with the disease. The aim of this study was to compare adults with type 1 diabetes to the general population in terms of health-related quality of life, occupational status (level of employment, working hours and sick leave) and education level.METHODS: 2415 adults (aged 18-98years) with type 1 diabetes were compared to 48,511 adults (aged 18-103years) from the general population. Data were obtained from two cross-sectional surveys conducted in 2010 and 2011 of adults living or treated in the Capital Region in Denmark. Differences between adults with type 1 diabetes and the general population were standardised for age and sex and analyzed using linear probability models and negative binomial regression. Differences were further analyzed in subgroups.RESULTS: Compared to the general population, adults with type 1 diabetes experienced lower health-related quality of life, were more frequently unemployed, had more sick leave per year and were slightly better educated. Differences in health-related quality of life and employment increased with age and were larger among women, as compared to men. No significant differences were found with regard to working hours.CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that type 1 diabetes is associated with lower health-related quality of life, higher unemployment and additional sick leave. The negative association with type 1 diabetes is more pronounced in women and older adults.
AB - AIM: Type 1 diabetes requires extensive self-management to avoid complications and may have negative effects on the everyday life of people with the disease. The aim of this study was to compare adults with type 1 diabetes to the general population in terms of health-related quality of life, occupational status (level of employment, working hours and sick leave) and education level.METHODS: 2415 adults (aged 18-98years) with type 1 diabetes were compared to 48,511 adults (aged 18-103years) from the general population. Data were obtained from two cross-sectional surveys conducted in 2010 and 2011 of adults living or treated in the Capital Region in Denmark. Differences between adults with type 1 diabetes and the general population were standardised for age and sex and analyzed using linear probability models and negative binomial regression. Differences were further analyzed in subgroups.RESULTS: Compared to the general population, adults with type 1 diabetes experienced lower health-related quality of life, were more frequently unemployed, had more sick leave per year and were slightly better educated. Differences in health-related quality of life and employment increased with age and were larger among women, as compared to men. No significant differences were found with regard to working hours.CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that type 1 diabetes is associated with lower health-related quality of life, higher unemployment and additional sick leave. The negative association with type 1 diabetes is more pronounced in women and older adults.
U2 - 10.1016/j.diabres.2016.08.021
DO - 10.1016/j.diabres.2016.08.021
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 27662040
VL - 121
SP - 62
EP - 68
JO - Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
JF - Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
SN - 0168-8227
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ID: 171795989