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Table 1 Univariate analysis of factors associated with depression

From: Prevalence of depression among people with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross sectional study in Palestine

Variable

Total

BDI-II depression score

Unadjusted OR

P-value

N = 294

(95% CI)

≥ 16

< 16

N = 120

N = 174

Age (years)

     

  ≤ 65

216 (73.5%)

85 (39.4%)

131 (60.6%)

0.8 (0.5 – 1.3)

0.40

  > 65

78 (26.5%)

35 (44.9%)

43 (55.1%)

Reference

Gender

     

  Male

130 (44.2%)

43 (33.1%)

87 (66.9%)

Reference

0.02

  Female

164 (55.8%)

77 (47.0%)

87 (53.0%)

1.8 (1.1 – 2.9)

 

Education

     

  Illiterate

87 (29.6%)

47 (39.2%)

40 (23.0%)

Reference

 

  Elementary

126 (42.9%)

53 (44.2%)

73 (42.0%)

0.6 (0.4 – 1.1)

0.08

  High school

41 (13.9%)

13 (10.80%)

28 (16.1%)

0.4 (0.2 – 0.9)

0.02

  College

40 (13.6%)

7 (5.8%)

33 (19.0%)

0.2 (0.1 – 0.5)

< 0.01

Marital status

     

  Married

243 (82.7%)

101 (41.6%)

142 (58.4%)

1.2 (0.6 – 2.2)

0.58

  Others

51 (17.3%)

19 (37.3%)

32 (62.7%)

Reference

Currently smoking

     

  Yes

71 (24.1%)

32 (45.1%)

39 (54.9%)

1.3 (0.7 – 2.2)

0.40

  No

166 (56.5%)

79 (47.6%)

84 (52.4%)

Reference

Working

     

  Yes

62 (21.1%)

12 (19.4%)

50 (80.6%)

Reference

< 0.01

  No

232 (78.9%)

108 (46.6%)

124 (53.4%)

3.6 (1.8 – 7.7)

Duration of illness

10 (5 – 16)

12 (6 – 16.75)

10 (5 – 15)

1.0 (0.9 – 1.05)

0.32

Number of additional illness

     

  ≤ 1

114 (38.8%)

36 (31.6%)

78 (68.4%)

Reference

0.01

  ≥ 2

180 (61.2%)

84 (46.9%)

96 (53.3%)

1.9 (1.2 – 3.1)

Number of anti-diabetic medication

     

  ≤ 1

112 (38.1%)

44 (39.3%)

68 (60.7%)

Reference

0.68

  ≥ 2

182 (61.9%)

76 (41.8%)

106 (58.2%)

1.1 (0.7 – 1.8)

Insulin use

     

  Yes

147 (50%)

64 (43.5%)

83 (56.5%)

1.25 (0.8 – 2.0)

0.34

  No

147 (50%)

56 (38.1%)

91 (61.9%)

Reference

HbA1C

     

  < 7

52 (17.7%)

23 (44.2%)

29 (55.8%)

Reference

0.58

  ≥ 7

242 (82.3%)

97 (40.1%)

145 (59.9%)

0.8 (0.5 – 1.5)

Medication adherence score

     

  < 6

167 (56.8%)

86 (51.5%)

81 (48.5%)

Reference

< 0.01

  ≥ 6

127 (43.2%)

34 (26.8%)

91 (73.2%)

0.3 (0.2 – 0.6)

 

BMI

    

 < 25

30 (10.2%)

7 (23.3%)

23 (76.7%)

Reference

 

 25 – 29

98 (33.3%)

34 (34.7%)

64 (65.3%)

1.8 (0.7 – 4.5)

0.25

 ≥ 30

166 (56.5%)

79 (47.6%)

84 (52.4%)

3.0 (1.2 – 7.3)

0.02

  1. Abbreviations: CI confidence interval, BDI-II Beck Depression Inventory – Second edition, BMI Body Mass Index, MMAS-8 Morisky Medication Adherence Scale–8 items, OR Odds Ratio, HbA1C Glycated Hemoglobin.