Assessment of severity and frequency of self-reported hypoglycemia on quality of life in patients with type 2 diabetes treated with oral antihyperglycemic agents: A survey study

Table 3 Mean EQ-5D scores and utility decrements* for presence of hypoglycemic symptoms and episode severity

Hypoglycemic Episode Level	n	Mean EQ-5D Score	Unadjusted Decrement	Adjusted Decrement^†
No Hypoglycemia	736	0.86	0	0
Any Hypoglycemia	1248	0.78	-0.08	-0.05^‡
Mild	540	0.83	-0.03	-0.01
Moderate	442	0.77	-0.09	-0.06^‡
Severe	156	0.68	-0.18	-0.13^‡
Very Severe	45	0.63	-0.23	-0.21^‡

* Reference group: no hypoglycemia
^† Adjusted for age, gender, weight gain, proportion with HbA_1c <7% (any hypoglycemia model only), microvascular complications and selected cardiovascular conditions.
^‡ Parameter estimates p < 0.0001.

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