Table 2 Characteristics of Mexican Americans with diabetes by depression and anxiety status
| Â | Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression (CES-D) | Zung Self-Rated Anxiety Scale (SAS) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Non-depressed (score < 16; n = 345) | Depressed (score ≥ 16; n = 141) | p | Non-anxious (score < 45; n = 362) | Anxious (Score ≥ 45; n = 124) | p |
Age (years) | 49.79 (14.66) | 55.10 (13.97) | <.001 | 50.15 (14.69) | 54.97 (13.80) | .001 |
Gender (% female) | 59.7 | 77.3 | <.001 | 61.3 | 76.6 | .002 |
Education (years) | 9.62 (5.13) | 7.96 (5.24) | .001 | 9.54 (5.27) | 7.90 (4.88) | .002 |
Birth Country (% Mexico) | 64.6 | 70.2 | .238 | 63.8 | 73.4 | .052 |
Assessment Language (% Spanish) | 76.5 | 81.6 | .224 | 75.1 | 86.3 | .010 |
BMI | 32.73 (7.58) | 34.44 (8.17) | .029 | 32.50 (6.99) | 35.45 (9.41) | <.001 |
BMI ≥ 30 (% obese) | 63.2 | 72.1 | .059 | 64.9 | 69.1 | .396 |
Waist Circumference (cm) | 106.86 (16.69) | 111.12 (17.17) | .012 | 106.40 (15.65) | 113.19 (19.31) | <.001 |
Physical Activity (Metabolic Equivalents) | 1124.91 (3470.5) | 361.0 (961.0) | .023 | 1061.6 (3145.2) | 502.4 (2583.5) | .101 |
Not Meeting Physical Activity Guidelines (%) | 74.7 | 81.1 | .175 | 72.1 | 88.7 | .001 |
Told by a doctor that you have Diabetes? (% yes) | 52.2 | 71.6 | <.001 | 52.8 | 72.6 | <.001 |
Taking any medications for Diabetes? (% yes) | 47.0 | 60.3 | .008 | 45.9 | 65.3 | <.001 |
Fasting Plasma Glucose (mg/dl) | 151.86 (67.57) | 162.48 (75.04) | .129 | 151.74 (67.23) | 164.40 (76.62) | .082 |
HbA1c | 8.2 (2.3) | 8.3 (2.5) | .684 | 8.1 (2.3) | 8.5 (2.5) | .118 |
HbA1c ≥ 6.5 (%) | 86.5 | 83.2 | .407 | 85.2 | 86.7 | .733 |