Comparisons of SF-36 subscales between diabetic
patients on dialysis and a sample from the general
population, and between diabetic patients with and
without foot ulcers
Dialysis patients with diabetes had a significantly lower
HRQOL than the general population [Table 2]. There
were also significant differences between the SF-36 subscale
scores, both for mental and physical health, in diabetes
patients receiving dialysis compared to diabetes
patients who were not receiving dialysis [Table 2]. The
SF-36 subscale scores for diabetes patients with foot
ulcers receiving dialysis and diabetes patients with foot
ulcers not receiving dialysis are shown in Table 2. Note
that the scores for vitality (p = 0.024) and general health
(p = 0.02) differed between the two groups [Figure 1].