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Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria and Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus—Does Quality of Life Impairment Always Reflect Health Danger?
Katarzyna KapelusznaHanna KwiendaczKatarzyna NabrdalikZenon BrzozaJanusz GumprechtHanna JarolimLukasz MoosKarina Badura-brzozasubject
Pediatricsmedicine.medical_specialtyendocrine system diseaseslcsh:Medicine030209 endocrinology & metabolismchronic urticaria; diabetes; quality of lifeArticlechronic urticaria030207 dermatology & venereal diseases03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineQuality of lifeDiabetes mellitusMedicineDisease management (health)Social functioningType 1 diabetesdiabetesbusiness.industrylcsh:Rnutritional and metabolic diseasesMean ageGeneral Medicinemedicine.diseasehumanitiesquality of lifeMarital statusObservational studybusinessdescription
Background and aims: Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) and diabetes mellitus type 1 (T1DM) may compromise the quality of life (QoL). We decided to compare the QoL of T1DM patients to those suffering from CSU. Materials and methods: Sixty-six patients with well-controlled T1DM (male 52%) in the mean age of (SD) 36.3 (11.09) years and 51 patients with CSU (male 33%) in the mean age of (SD) 35.8 (8.53) years were enrolled in this observational study. All the participants completed a Short-Form 36 (SF-36) QoL. Results: The QoL related to social functioning was significantly worse among CSU patients. There were differences related to gender found in the group of patients with T1DM&mdash
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-04 | Journal of Clinical Medicine |