Table 1 General characteristics of participants by depression status
| Â | T2DM without depression | T2DM with depression | All Patients | Test statistic | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | 275 (68.7) | 125 (31.3) | 400 | Â | Â |
Age | 52.9 ± 8.5 | 52.2 ± 9 | 52.7 ± 8.7 | t (0.79) | 0.48 |
Duration of diabetes, yrs | 9.1 ± 7.3 | 9.5 ± 6.3 | 9.2 ± 7 | t (0.56) | 0.57 |
Females, n (%) | 208 (75.6) | 106 (84.6) | 314 (78.5) | Χ2 (6.72) | 0.01 |
Married n (%) | 190 (69.1) | 72 (57.6) | 262 (65.5) | Χ2 (5.02) | 0.02 |
Employed n (%) | 194 (70.5) | 83 (66.4) | 277 (69.2) | Χ2 (0.69) | 0.41 |
Education |  |  |  | Χ2 (5.04) | 0.02 |
 Primary or less | 68 (24.7) | 41 (32.8) | 109 (27.3) |  |  |
 Junior grade | 119 (43.3) | 55 (44) | 174 (43.5) |  |  |
 High school | 50 (18.2) | 19 (15.2) | 69 (17.3) |  |  |
 Tertiary | 38 (13.8) | 10 (8) | 48 (12) |  |  |
Alcohol consumption |  |  |  | Χ2 (4.86) | 0.035 |
 Doesn’t drink | 212 (77.1) | 92 (73.6) | 304 (76) |  |  |
 Occasional | 61 (22.2) | 21 (16.8) | 90 (22.5) |  |  |
 Always | 2 (0.7) | 3 (2.4) | 5 (1.3) |  |  |
Smoking status |  |  |  | Χ2 (5.48) | 0.04 |
 Never | 260 (94.5) | 116 (92.8) | 376 (94) |  |  |
 Previous | 14 (5.1) | 8 (6.4) | 22 (5.5) |  |  |
 Current | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.8) | 2 (0.5) |  |  |
BMI (mean ± SD) | 30.2 ± 6.6 | 29.4 ± 5.6 | 29.9 ± 6.3 | t (1.18) | 0.24 |
Obesity classification |  |  |  | Χ2 (3.99) | 0.076 |
 Normal | 56 (20.4) | 24 (19.2) | 80 (20.1) |  |  |
 Overweight | 89 (32.4) | 41 (32.8) | 130 (32.7) |  |  |
 Obese | 128 (46.5) | 60 (48) | 188 (47.2) |  |  |
Waist circumferece | 99.9 ± 13 | 99.2 ± 11.7 | 99.7 ± 12.6 | t (0.54) | 0.58 |
WHR | 0.93 ± 0.11 | 0.94 ± 0.09 | 0.94 ± 0.1 | t (0.96) | 0.34 |
Hypertension n (%) | 219 (79.6) | 99 (79.2) | 318 (79.5) | Â | 0.39 |
Systolic BP, mmHg | 126 ± 26 | 133 ± 21 | 132 ± 23 | t (2.16) | 0.03 |
Diastolic BP, mmHg | 81 ± 12 | 80 ± 12 | 81 ± 12 | t (0.77) | 0.44 |
Heart rate, bpm | 80 ± 15 | 81 ± 12 | 80 ± 14 | t (0.71) | 0.48 |
FPG, mol/l | 9.2 ± 5.5 | 9.9 ± 4.3 | 9.4 ± 5.1 | t (1.38) | 0.17 |
HbA1c, % | 9.4 ± 2.8 | 10.2 ± 3 | 9.9 ± 2.9 | t (2.52) | 0.013 |