The role of nutritional status in the relationship between diabetes and health-related quality of life.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

The association between nutritional status and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is not fully understood. This study was conducted to understand the role of nutritional status on HRQoL among people with and without T2DM.

Subjects/methods

Structured survey and direct measurement of anthropometric data were conducted among people with and without T2DM. Nutritional status was measured with Mini Nutritional Assessment tool and HRQoL was measured with a 36-item Short Form Healthy Survey. Data collection was conducted in Chuncheon, South Korea with 756 participants who are older than 40 yrs of age.

Results

This study found that overall HRQoL were significantly lower in people with T2DM than peopl

SUBMITTER: Park S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9314196 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature