Prevalence of depression and its associated factors among patients with diabetes mellitus at Tirunesh-Beijing general hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of patients with diabetes mellitus attending outpatient department at Tirunesh Bejing General Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 403)

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percent
Sex	Male	211	52.4
Sex	Female	192	47.6
Age	18–34	106	26.3
	35–44	80	19.9
	45–54	83	20.6
	≥55	134	33.3
Religion	Orthodox	293	72.7
	Muslim	98	24.3
	Protestant	12	3.0
Ethnicity	Oromo	201	49.9
	Amhara	126	31.3
	Tigre	22	5.5
	Other^a	54	13.4
Residence	Urban	346	85.9
Residence	Rural	57	14.1
Marital status	Single	70	17.4
	Married	250	62.0
	Divorced	40	9.9
	Widowed	30	7.4
	Separated	13	3.2
Educational status	Can’t read & write	33	8.2
	Able to Read & write only	57	14.1
	Primary school	71	17.6
	Secondary school	86	21.3
	Diploma	73	18.1
	Degree and above	83	20.6
Occupation	Farmer	34	8.4
	Civil servant	104	25.8
	Private employed	82	20.3
	Merchant	83	20.6
	Retire	44	10.9
	Other^b	56	13.9

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