Psychological factors and their relationship to diabetes control.
Thirty-nine Type 1 diabetic patients were asked to complete an Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ). A significant relationship was found between neuroticism scores and glycosylated haemoglobin concentrations (r = 0.43, p < 0.01) and also fructosamine (r = 0.45, p < 0.01). Patients with glycosylated haemoglobin concentrations greater than or equal to 10 (n = 13) had significantly higher neuroticism scores than patients with glycosylated haemoglobin results less than or equal to 8 (n = 11) (p < 0.01).
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Southern General Hospital, Medical Unit B, Glasgow, Scotland.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001007:Anxiety; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood* / Q000523:psychology*; D004644:Emotions; D019270:Fructosamine; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis*; D006595:Hexosamines / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D010556:Personality Tests; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D015415:Biomarkers; D019270:Fructosamine; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D006595:Hexosamines