Objectives: To investigate the cross-sectional relationships among self-reported frequencies of symptomatic hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia, HbA1c, and symptoms in the Quality of Well-Being Self-Administered (QWB-SA), and to examine the associations among these measures of glycemia and health-utility scores. Methods: The study group included 1522 patients with diabetes who attended University of Michigan Health System clinics. Published studies were reviewed to identify symptoms in the QWB-SA that might be associated with measures of glycemia. Linear-regression analyses were performed to evaluate the strength of the associations among the frequency of self-reported measures of glycemia, QWB-SA symptoms, and QWB-SA-derived health-utility scores. Results: Frequency of hyperglycemic symptoms was associated with 3% of the variance in the QWB-SA-derived health-utility score in type-1 diabetes and with 5% of the variance in type-2 diabetes. Frequency of hypoglycemic symptoms was not associated with the QWB-SAderived health-utility score in type-1 diabetes but was associated with 1% of the variance in type-2 diabetes. HbA1c levels were not significantly associated with QWB-SA-derived health-utility scores. After controlling for age, gender, and complications, frequency of hyperglycemic symptoms was significantly associated with QWB-SA-derived health-utility scores in type-1 and type-2 diabetes. Conclusions: Reported frequency of hyperglycemic symptoms is associated with symptoms included in the QWB-SA and with QWB-SAderived health-utility scores. The QWB-SA may be an appropriate measure to assess the health burden of hyperglycemia.
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