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

Table 2 Clinical and psychosocial characteristics of patients with diabetes mellitus attending outpatient department at Tirunesh Bejing General Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 403)

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percent
Type of DM	Type-I	132	32.8
Type of DM	Type-II	271	67.2
Age at diagnosis	≤17	18	4.5
	18–34	134	33.3
	35–44	103	25.6
	45–54	89	22.1
	≥55	59	14.6
Duration of DM (in year)	≤8	276	68.5
	9–16	90	22.3
	≥17	37	9.2
DM Rx regime	Insulin	136	33.7
	Oral hypoglycemic	234	58.1
	Insulin plus oral	33	8.2
Duration of DM Rx (in year)	≤8	284	70.5
	9–16	83	20.6
	≥17	36	8.9
No. of prescribed medication administered per day	≤3	377	93.5
No. of prescribed medication administered per day	≥4	26	6.5
compliant with medication’	Yes	361	89.6
compliant with medication’	No	42	10.4
Reasons for non-compliance (n = 42)	No money to buy it	7	1.7
	Drug side effect	13	3.2
	Others	22	5.5
Ever Measured FBG	Yes	342	84.9
Ever Measured FBG	No	61	15.1
FBG level(in mg/dl)	≤100	71	17.6
	101–125	137	34
	≥126	134	33.3
DM complication	Yes	133	33
DM complication	No	270	67
Physical disability	Yes	13	3.2
Physical disability	No	376	93.3
Social Support	Poor	117	29
	Intermidate	127	31.5
	Strong	159	39.5

Abbreviations: DM Diabetes Mellitus, DM RX Diabetes Mellitus Treatment, FBG Fasting Blood Glucose

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