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World J Diabetes. Apr 15, 2025; 16(4): 100638
Published online Apr 15, 2025. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v16.i4.100638
Published online Apr 15, 2025. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v16.i4.100638
Table 1 Predisposing characteristics and depressive symptoms of patients with diabetes mellitus
Variables | Total | Depressed | Not depressed | P value | ||||||
n | Unweighted | Weighted | n | Unweighted | Weighted | n | Unweighted | Weighted | ||
Total | 1673 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 693 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 980 | 100.0% | 100.0% | - |
Age (mean ± SD) | 1673 | 63.14 ± 8.99 | 63.80 ± 9.28 | 693 | 63.25 ± 9.07 | 63.82 ± 9.30 | 980 | 63.06 ± 8.93 | 63.78 ± 9.27 | 0.936 |
Sex | < 0.001 | |||||||||
Female | 914 | 54.6% | 52.1% | 458 | 66.1% | 67.1% | 456 | 46.5% | 42.3% | |
Male | 759 | 45.4% | 47.9% | 235 | 33.9% | 32.9% | 524 | 53.5% | 57.7% | |
Education | < 0.001 | |||||||||
Not formally educated | 310 | 18.5% | 15.5% | 173 | 25.0% | 22.2% | 137 | 14.0% | 11.2% | |
Primary or middle school | 1083 | 64.7% | 64.2% | 449 | 64.8% | 67.9% | 634 | 64.7% | 61.8% | |
High school and above | 280 | 16.7% | 20.3% | 71 | 10.2% | 9.9% | 209 | 21.3% | 27.0% | |
Marital status | < 0.001 | |||||||||
Single/divorced/widowed | 231 | 13.8% | 12.9% | 131 | 18.9% | 17.9% | 100 | 10.2% | 9.7% | |
Married/cohabitation | 1442 | 86.2% | 87.1% | 562 | 81.1% | 82.1% | 880 | 89.8% | 90.3% |
- Citation: Xiao WH, Yang XC, Xu SJ, Bian Y, Zou GY. Prevalence and associated factors of depressive symptoms in Chinese diabetic patients: A study based on Andersen’s behavioral model. World J Diabetes 2025; 16(4): 100638
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9358/full/v16/i4/100638.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4239/wjd.v16.i4.100638