Research Article

Correlates of Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults with Diabetes

Table 2

Correlations among depressive symptoms, demographic factors, health, and diabetes distress.

()()()()()()()()()()()()()()

() Depressive symptoms1.00

() Age−.164
.010
1.00

() Education−.219
.001
.056
.383
1.00

() Income−.183
.004
−.093
.146
.529
<.001
1.00

() Female gender.047
.461
.164
.010
−.146
.022
−.389
<.001
1.00

() Married−.094
.141
−.133
.037
.100
.118
.473
<.001
−.397
<.001
1.00

() African American race.169
.008
−.141
.027
−.185
.004
−.383
<.001
.185
.004
−.234
<.001
1.00

() Neuropathy.210
<.001
.118
.066
−.057
.372
−.131
.039
.112
.079
−.161
.011
−.062
.336
1.00

() Stroke.356
<.001
−.176
.006
−.139
.029
−.006
.924
−.082
.199
.047
.462
−.009
.886
.099
.122
1.00

() Respiratory issues.200
.002
−.025
.702
−.015
.815
.013
.844
.054
.400
.065
.309
−.065
.309
.180
.005
.217
<.001
1.00

() Arthritis.174
.006
.091
.156
−.010
.874
−.058
.364
.229
<.001
−.103
.107
−.013 
.843
.127
.046
.077
.228
.106
.100
1.00

() Cardiac issues.230
<.001
.054
.404
−.101
.113
−.132
.039
−.046
.470
.008
.901
−.076
.236
.102
.110
.194
.002
.135
.035
.032
.618
1.00

() Cognitive function−.266
<.001
−.066
.302
.323
<.001
.275
<.001
−.012
.852
.069
.282
−.324
<.001
−.060
.349
−.063
.323
−.027
.676
−.009
.888
−.043
.500
1.00

() Diabetes distress.598
<.001
−.122
.056
−.179
.005
−.227
<.001
.078
.225
−.133
.037
.190
.003
.157
.014
.127
.047
.062
.332
.100
.118
.170
.008
−.180
.005
1.00