Prevalence of Depression and Associated Factors among Diabetic Patients in an Outpatient Diabetes Clinic

Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population (N = 353).

Variable	Frequency	Percentage ()
Age group (years)
Less than 20	45	12.7
21 to 40	53	15.0
41 to 60	156	44.2
61 and above	99	28.0
Sex: Female	226	64.9
Marital Status
Single	71	20.1
Married	222	62.9
Divorced	11	3.1
Widow	49	3.9
Education Level
No formal education	46	13.0
Primary School	174	49.3
Secondary School	90	25.5
College/University	43	12.2
Occupation
Employed	133	37.7
Unemployed	152	43.1
Retired	68	19.3
Current Alcohol Intake	18	5.1
Current Cigarette Smoking	7	2.0
Type of DM
Type 1	72	20.4
Type 2	281	79.6
Duration since DM (years)
1 – 10 years	226	64.0
> 10 years	127	36.0
On Insulin Therapy	152	43.1
On OHA Therapy	254	72.0
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Underweight	23	6.5
Normal	145	41.1
Overweight	105	29.7
Obese	80	22.7
Hypertension	166	47.0