Screening for Depressive Symptoms among Patients Attending Specialist Medical Outpatient Clinics in a Tertiary Hospital in Southern Nigeria

Table 1

Sociodemographic/medical history of study participants.

Variable	Frequency (n=200)	Percentage
Female	104	52.0
Age Mean ± SD (years)	57.96±12.63
≤ 60 years	109	54.5
>60 years	91	45.5
Family history of diabetes in first degree relative	120	60.0
Positive history of hypertension in first degree relative	116	58.0
Family history of CVD in first degree relative	86	43.0
Family history of Asthma	1	0.5
Family history of cancer	1	0.5
Smoking status
Never smoked	180	90.0
Current smoker	20	10.0
Alcohol consumption
Never consumed alcohol	130	65.0
Consumes alcohol regularly	70	35.0
Engages in physical activity less than recommendation	180	90.0
Inadequate Dietary fiber consumption	56	28.0
Diagnosed with diabetes	121	60.5
Diagnosed with hypertension	91	45.5
Co-morbid hypertension and diabetes	30	15.0
Significant subjective psychological stress	150	75.0