The Relationship between Trait Impulsivity and Everyday Executive Functions among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: The Mediating Effect of Negative Emotions

Table 3

Sociodemographic characteristics and comparisons of EFs of the study sample ().

Variables	(%)	scores of GEC ()
Age				0.129
<45	66 (21.64)
45~60	149 (48.85)
≥60	90 (29.51)
Gender				0.509
Male	247 (80.98)
Female	58 (19.02)
Education level				0.002
Junior high school and below	60 (19.67)
High school	97 (31.80)
Junior college	67 (21.97)
Bachelor or above	81 (26.56)
Monthly family income (yuan)				0.003
<3000	67 (21.97)
3000~5000	76 (24.92)
>5000	162 (53.11)
Course of diabetes				0.014
<10 years	160 (52.46)
≥10 years	145 (47.54)
Diabetic complication				0.548
Yes	153 (50.16)
No	152 (49.84)
Hypoglycemia in the past year				0.078
Yes	135 (44.26)
No	170 (55.74)
Treatment method				0.006
Oral hypoglycemic agents	120 (39.34)
Insulin	54 (17.70)
Insulin and oral hypoglycemic agents	101 (33.11)
Diet and exercise	30 (9.84)
HbA1c (%)				0.047
<7	104 (34.10)
≥7	201 (65.90)
BMI (kg/m^2)				0.810
≤18.4	9 (2.95)
18.5~23.9	104 (34.10)
24~27.9	140 (45.90)
≥28	52 (17.05)