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Table 1 Participants according to demographic information and literacy skill

From: Prevalence of co-morbid depression in out-patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Bangladesh

Category

Total Sample

Sylheti speakers

Bengali speakers

Total approached for screening (n)

483

220

263

Total recruited and taken part % (n)

86 (417/483)

45 (189/417)

55 (228/417)

Hospital

   

BIRDEM, Dhaka % (n)

40.3 (168/417)

21 (35/168)

79 (133/168

NHN, Dhaka % (n)

20.6 (86/417)

14 (12/86)

86 (74/86)

BADAS Hospital Sylhet % (n)

39 (163/417)

87 (142/163)

13 (21/163)

Current Age (Mean ± SD)

53.2 (7.6)

53.9 (8.2)

53 (6.9)

% (n) Female

49.4 (206/417)

47 (89/189)

51 (117/228)

Monthly income in Taka a

9684 ± 6265

9376 ± 6096

9873 ± 6497

% (n) on insulin treatment

35 (145/417)

40 (75/189)

31 (70/228)

Duration of Insulin Treatment (in years) (Mean ± SD)

10.3 (3.9)

10.9 (4.0)

9.8 (3.8)

% (n) Illiterate

42.3 (176/417)

50 (94/189)

36 (82/228)

% (n) rural resident

55.4 (231/417)

79 (149/189)

16 (37/228)

% (n) Sylheti speakers

45.3 (189/417)

NA

NA

Bengali Language Skill

   

% (n) Can’t speak, read or write

17 (70/417)

65.4 (67/189)

1 (03/228)

% (n) Can speak only; can’t read or write

17 (72/417)

2 (04/189)

30 (68/228)

% (n) Can read or write only; can’t speak

11 (45/417)

24 (45/189)

-

% (n) Can speak, read and write

55 (233/417)

38.6 (78/189)

70 (157/228)

Treatment intensity

   

% (n) Oral medication + diet

65 (272/417)

60 (114/189)

69 (158/228)

% (n) Insulin

19.4 (81/417)

23 (44/189)

16 (37/228)

% (n) Insulin + oral medication

15.3 (64/417)

16 (31/189)

15 (33/228)

% reported leisure-time physical activity

81.3 (339/417

86 (162/189)

78 (177/228)

Type of co-morbidity

   

% (n) Cardiovascular Disease b

18 (75/417)

18 (34/189)

18 (41/228)

% (n) Hypertension (SBP >140/DBP > 90 mmHg)

31 (130/417)

37 (70/189)

26 (60/228)

% (n) Others (Kidney/eye problem nephropathy)

4 (18/417)

6.3 (12/189)

3 (06/228)

SBP [mmHg] (Mean ± SD)

124 (17)

127 (19)

121 (16)

DBP [mmHg] (Mean ± SD)

78 (11)

79 (13)

76 (10)

BMI (g/cm2) (Mean ± SD)

24.5 (4.2)

24.7 (4.6)

24.8 (4.5)

% (n) BMI ≤30 g/cm2

68 (283/417)

69.5 (131/189)

71 (161/228)

% (n) BMI > 30 g/cm2

32 (134/417)

30.5 (58/189)

29 (67/228)

FBS level (mg/dl) (Mean ± SD)

154.7 (57.4)

158.6 (59.3)

152.4 (52.7)

HbA1c level (mmol/mol)(Mean ± SD)

65 (−8)

67(−7)

65(−9)

Age at Diagnosis (Mean ± SD)

40 (3.3)

40.3 (3.4)

39.7 (3.1)

Duration of Medication [in years] (Mean ± SD)

13.2 (6.7)

13.6 (7.3)

12.9 (6.3)

Number of medication (Mean ± SD)

3.8 (1.9)

3.9 (1.9)

3.8 (1.8)

Number of co-morbidity (Mean ± SD)

1.2 (0.5)

1.3 (0.5)

1.2 (0.5)

  1. aOne US$ = 84 Bangladeshi Taka.
  2. bcardiovascular disease, includes conditions such as coronary heart disease (angina and heart attack) and stroke.
  3. SD standard deviation.
  4. BIRDEM Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders.
  5. NHN National Health Care Network.
  6. BADAS Diabetic Association of Bangladesh.
  7. SBP systolic blood pressure.
  8. DBP diastolic blood pressure.
  9. BMI body mass index.
  10. FBS fasting blood sugar.
  11. HbA1c glycosylated haemoglobin.