Vitamin D deficiency is associated with poorer satisfaction with diabetes-related treatment and quality of life in patients with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study

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2018-03-12
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Alcubierre Calvo, Núria
Castelblanco Echavarría, Esmeralda
Martínez Alonso, Montserrat
Granado Casas, Minerva
Esquerda, Aureli
Traveset Maeso, Alicia
Martínez González, María Dolores
Franch-Nadal, Josep
Mauricio Puente, Dídac
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Alcubierre Calvo, Núria; Castelblanco Echavarría, Esmeralda; Martínez Alonso, Montserrat; Granado Casas, Minerva; Esquerda, Aureli; Traveset Maeso, Alicia; ... Mauricio Puente, Dídac. (2018) . Vitamin D deficiency is associated with poorer satisfaction with diabetes-related treatment and quality of life in patients with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study. Health And Quality of Life Outcomes, 2018, vol. 16, num. 44, p. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-018-0873-3.
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Background: In this cross-sectional study, we assessed the possible association of vitamin D deficiency with self-reported treatment satisfaction and health-related quality of life in patients with type 2 diabetes. Methods: We performed a sub-analysis of a previous study and included a total of 292 type 2 diabetic patients. We evaluated treatment satisfaction and health-related quality of life through specific tools: the Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire and the Audit of Diabetes-Dependent Quality of Life. Vitamin D deficiency was defined as 25 (OH) D serum levels < 15 ng/mL. Results: Multivariable linear regression models were used to estimate the relationship of vitamin D deficiency with both outcomes once adjusted for self-reported patient characteristics. Vitamin D deficiency was significantly associated with the final score of the Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire and the single "diabetes-specific quality of life" dimension of the Audit of Diabetes-Dependent Quality of Life (p = 0.0198 and p = 0.0070, respectively). However, lower concentrations of 25-OH vitamin D were not associated with the overall quality of life score or the perceived frequency of hyperglycaemia and hypoglycaemia. Conclusions: Our study shows the association between vitamin D deficiency and both the self-reported diabetes treatment satisfaction and the diabetes-specific quality of life in patients with type 2 diabetes.
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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-018-0873-3
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Health And Quality of Life Outcomes, 2018, vol. 16, num. 44, p. 1-8
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