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Almost half (47.1%) the participants reported poor QoL, predominantly in the social and psychological domains. The mean QoL score among the study subjects is 44.92 \u00b1 7.6, which is below average. The highest score was 47.19 \u00b1 14.6, seen in the physical domain, and the lowest mean scores were observed in social (42.96 \u00b1 16.30) and psychological domains (43.92 \u00b1 10.4).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The elderly with type 2 diabetes and hypertension in urban slums experience poor QOL influenced by sociodemographic, clinical, and lifestyle factors. 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