title: Impaired glucose metabolism and health related quality of life.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We aimed at investigating whether different categories of glucose tolerance have any effect on a person's HRQoL.
  
  
  METHODS
  Population-based cross-sectional study conducted as a community sample of apparently healthy middle-aged individuals living in Western Finland. The subjects of the study, 1383 individuals, aged 45-70 years, had at least one cardiovascular risk factor but no previous diagnoses of either diabetes or cardiovascular disease. They completed health related quality of life (HRQoL) questionnaire before the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) was performed to diagnose the gategories of glucose tolerance.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Persons with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes (NDM) had lower scores for physical functioning, general health and emotional role than subjects with normal glucose tolerance.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of the HRQoL questionnaire demonstrated that NDM is negatively associated with HRQoL, but prediabetes - IFG or IGT - does not.
authors: Pori Health Center, Saarentie 81, 28300 Pori, Finland. Electronic address: tellervo.seppala@pori.fi.
authors: Tellervo
authors: T
authors: Seppälä
authors: Ulla
authors: U
authors: Saxen
authors: Hannu
authors: H
authors: Kautiainen
authors: Salme
authors: S
authors: Järvenpää
authors: Päivi E
authors: PE
authors: Korhonen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000523:psychology; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D044882:Glucose Metabolism Disorders / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006304:Health Status; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011236:Prediabetic State / Q000097:blood / Q000523:psychology; D015995:Prevalence; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D001786:Blood Glucose
keywords: Cardiovascular risk factors; Health-related quality of life; Impaired glucose tolerance