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Table 1 Binary logistic regression examining the association between sociodemographic factors and depressive symptoms, June 2013

From: Sociodemographic, clinical, and psychosocial factors associated with depression among type 2 diabetic outpatients in Black Lion General Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Depression status

Univariate

Depressed (PHQ 9 ≥ 5) n/%

Not depressed (PHQ 9 ≤ 4) n/%

p-Value

OR(95 % CI)

Sex, female

74/52.8

66/48.2

0.005

2.0(1.2, 3.4)

Current age, ≥65

30/50

30/50

0.59

1.2(0.7, 2.1)

Age at diagnosis, ≤44

68/49.6

69/50.4

0.30

1.3(0.8, 2.4)

Residence, outside Addis Ababa

16/44.4

20/55.6

0.97

1.0(0.5, 2.1)

Marital status

Married

72/39.3

111/61.7

0.18

0.7(0.3, 1.2)

Divorced

16/66.7

8/33.3

0.18

2.0(0.7, 5.6)

Ethnicity, Amhara

67/44.4

84/55.6

0.50

0.7(0.3, 2.0)

Educational status

Grade 1–8

41/63.1

24/36.9

0.16

1.8(0.8, 4.2)

Grade 9–12

21/35.6

38/64.4

0.22

0.6(0.3, 1.4)

Monthly income (ETB)***

≤650

66/52.8

59/47.2

0.001

2.7(1.5, 5.0)

651–1400

29/47.5

32/52.5

0.03

2.2(1.1, 4.4)

Waist circumference ≥95 cm

80/49.1

83/50.9

0.07

1.6(1.0, 2.6)

  1. *** = 1 US$, 18 Ethiopian birr