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SUBMITTER: Larkin ME
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4820314 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Diabetes management (London, England) 20151101 6
<h4>Aim</h4>To explore associations between health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and comorbidities in youth with Type 2 diabetes.<h4>Patients & methods</h4>Of 699 youth in the TODAY study, 685 (98%) had baseline HRQOL data, 649 (93%) at 6 months and 583 (83%) at 24 months. Comorbidities were defined by sustained abnormal values and treatment regimens.<h4>Results</h4>At baseline, 22.2% of participants demonstrated impaired HRQOL. Only depressive symptoms distinguished those with versus without ...[more]