Mental health burden of patients with diabetes before and after the initial outbreak of COVID-19: predictors of mental health impairment

Table 1 Sociodemographic and medical characteristics

	N	%
Sex
Female	188	74.3
Male	65	25.7
Age
< 45 years	126	49.8
≥ 45 years	127	50.2
Marital status
Single	64	25.3
Married	117	46.2
In a relationship	55	21.8
Divorced/separated	14	5.5
Widowed	3	1.2
Educational level
University education	72	28.5
Higher education entrance qualification	88	34.8
Higher secondary education	55	21.7
Lower secondary education	36	14.2
No degree	2	0.8
Employment
In education	15	5.9
Full employment	102	40.3
Partial employment	53	21.3
Not employed	14	5.5
Retirement	35	13.9
Sick leave	13	5.1
Other	20	7.9
Community size (Population)
100,000 residents	84	33.2
20,000 residents	72	28.5
5000 residents	41	16.2
< 5000 residents	56	22.1
Diabetes mellitus diagnosis
Type 1 diabetes	169	66.8
Type 2 diabetes	74	29.2
Other specific diabetes	10	4.0
Assessment of diabetes control
Good	126	49.8
Average	107	42.3
Not good	14	5.5
I can’t tell	6	2.4
Accompanying illness (es)
None	122	48.2
One	54	21.3
Two	30	11.9
More than two	47	18.6
Mental illness
No	184	72.7
Yes	69	27.3
Total	253	100

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