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Table 2 Comparing frequency (proportion) of the sociodemographic characteristics of patients who had depression and patients who had no depression in eastern Sudan

From: Prevalence of depression and associated factors among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in eastern Sudan

Variable

 

Patient with depression (N = 87)

Patient who had no depression (N = 263)

p

Gender

Female

51 (58.6)

154 (58.6)

1.000

Male

36 (41.4)

109 (41.4)

Residence

Urban

58 (66.7)

203 (77.2)

0.064

Rural

29 (33.3)

60 (22.8)

Education level

< Secondary

57 (65.5)

158 (60.1)

0.377

≥ Secondary

30 (34.5)

105 (39.9)

Marital status

Married

82 (5.7)

240 (8.7)

0.496

Single/divorced

5 (94.3)

23 (91.3)

Job

Employed

23 (26.4)

118 (44.9)

0.002

Non-employed

64 (73.6)

145 (55.1)

Income

Low

50 (57.5)

152 (57.8)

0.683

Moderate

34 (39.1)

96 (36.5)

High

3 (3.4)

15 (5.7)

Housing

With family

86 (98.9)

257 (97.7)

1.000

With friends

1 (1.1)

6 (2.3)

Tobacco use

Never

74 (85.1)

228 (86.7)

0.784

Current

6 (6.9)

13 (4.9)

Former

7 (8.0)

22 (8.4)

Alcohol

Never

83 (95.4)

252 (95.8)

0.804

Current

0 (0.0)

1 (0.4)

Former

4 (4.6)

10 (3.8)

Mental illness

Yes

4 (4.6)

20 (7.6)

0.464

No

83 (95.4)

243 (92.4)

First degree mental illness

Yes

5 (5.7)

18 (6.8)

1.000

No

82 (94.3)

245 (93.2)

Presence of co-morbidity

Yes

49 (56.3)

93 (35.4)

0.001

No

38 (43.7)

170 (64.6)

Body mass index (BMI) groups

Underweight

3 (3.4)

5 (1.9)

0.018

Normal

28 (32.2)

106 (40.3)

Overweight

26 (29.9)

102 (38.8)

Obese

30 (34.5)

50 (19.0)

Uncontrolled diabetes

Yes

78 (89.7)

228 (86.7)

0.577

No

9 (10.3)

35 (13.3)