Quality of Life and Metabolic Indicators of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study in Iran

Table 4

The relationship between gender and physical activity with level of HRQOL and metabolic indicators (n = 135).

Gender						Physical activity
Variables		Mean ± standard deviation	t	value	Variables	Level	Mean ± standard deviation	F	value
HRQOL	Female	49.01 ± 24.88	−2.94	<0.001	HRQOL	Low	43.52 ± 31.25	2.85	0.06
	Male	64.67 ± 30.39				Moderate	55.66 ± 25.79
						High	59.93 ± 27.13
HDL	Female	55.62 ± 29.82	0.56	0.57	LDL	Low	83.07 ± 38.26	2.26	0.10
	Male	52.40 ± 33.21				Moderate	76.66 ± 26.84
						High	66.67 ± 23.23
HbA1c	Female	7.80 ± 1.88	1.45	0.14	HbA1c	Low	8.06 ± 2.00	1.44	0.23
						Moderate	7.64 ± 1.90
	Male	7.30 ± 1.74				High	7.21 ± 1.41
Total cholesterol	Female	148.86 ± 32.96	2.43	0.06	Age	Low	61.46 ± 7.27	2.05	0.86
	Male	133.79 ± 32.45				Moderate	57.34 ± 9.98
						High	56.48 ± 9.06

HRQOL: Health-Related Quality of Life; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein.