This study examined quality of life (QoL) differences among diabetic patients in Nigeria by ethnicity, sex, and type of diabetes. Out-patients (n = 486) with diabetes mellitus (Type I = 16%; female = 71%; Igbo = 25% Hausa = 22%, Yoruba = 32%, other = 21%; mean age = 43.3 years, SD = 11.5 years) completed the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQoL) questionnaire. A 4x2x2 (Ethnicity x Sex x Diabetes Type) analysis of variance showed no significant interactions but all main effects were significant. By sex, males had higher QoL scores compared to females with both Type II and Type I diabetes. The analysis by ethnicity showed that the Yoruba ethnic group reported the highest QoL followed by the Igbo and Hausa groups (which do not differ significantly from each other), with lowest QoL scores for other ethnic groups. Interventions for diabetes control should consider ethnic, sex, and diabetes type differences to optimise the QoL outcomes.

这项研究检查了尼日利亚糖尿病患者的种族，性别和糖尿病类型，其生活质量（QoL）差异。门诊患者（n = 486）患有糖尿病（I型= 16％;女性= 71％; Igbo = 25％豪萨= 22％，约鲁巴= 32％，其他= 21％;平均年龄= 43.3岁，SD = 11.5年）完成了世界卫生组织的生活质量（WHOQoL）调查表。对方差的4x2x2（种族x性别x糖尿病类型）分析显示无显着相互作用，但所有主要影响均显着。就性别而言，与患有II型和I型糖尿病的女性相比，男性具有更高的QoL分数。按种族进行的分析显示，约鲁巴族的QoL最高，其次是伊博族和豪萨族（两者之间无显着差异），其他族裔的QoL得分最低。