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Table 2 Bivariate analysis between type 2 diabetes and depressive symptoms with individual, contextual and structural variables [n = 16 835]

From: Type 2 diabetes and depressive symptoms in the adult population in Mexico: a syndemic approach based on National Health and Nutrition Survey

Variables/Categories

%

Type 2 diabetes

Depressive symptoms

Total

No

Yes

No

Yes

Diseases

Type 2 diabetes*

     
 

No

-

-

89.0

80.8

87.8

 

Yes

-

-

11.0

19.2

12.2

Depressive symptoms*

     
 

No

86.5

76.9

-

-

84.8

 

Yes

13.5

23.1

-

-

15.2

Individual

variables

Sex*

     
 

Men

42.9

35.8

44.6

27.1

42.0

 

Women

57.1

64.2

55.5

72.9

58.0

Age group*

     
 

20–34

35.2

3.9

33.0

21.7

31.4

 

35–59

46.4

48.1

46.1

49.4

46.6

 

60 + 

18.5

48.0

20.9

28.9

22.0

Marital statusξ

     
 

No married

35.7

31.9

34.5

39.4

35.2

 

Married

64.3

68.2

65.5

60.6

64.8

Economically active population*

     
 

No

35.9

53.4

36.6

46.3

38.0

 

Yes

64.1

46.6

63.4

53.7

62.0

Contextual variables

Obesity*

     
 

No

64.9

55.0

64.4

59.5

63.7

 

Yes

35.1

45.0

35.6

40.5

36.3

Violenceξ

     
 

No

97.9

98.3

98.4

95.6

98.0

 

Yes

2.1

1.7

1.6

4.4

2.0

Structural variables

Educational level*

     
 

Elementary or less

30.9

56.2

31.7

47.2

34.0

 

Middle school

30.7

25.0

29.8

31.3

30.0

 

High school

20.6

10.2

20.3

13.5

19.3

 

College or more

17.7

8.6

18.1

8.1

16.7

Socioeconomic status*

     
 

Low

18.5

13.9

17.9

18.0

18.0

 

Medium–low

49.5

53.4

49.0

55.9

50.0

 

Medium–high

21.7

23.2

22.4

18.6

21.9

 

High

10.3

9.5

10.7

7.5

10.2

  1. * Significance of the Chi-square test p < 0.01 in both variables [type 2 diabetes and depressive symptoms]
  2. ξ Significance of the Chi-square test p < 0.01 only for depressive symptoms
  3. This test indicates that the variable has a statistically significant association with diabetes or depressive symptoms