Prevalence of Depression among Type 2 Diabetic Outpatients in Black Lion General Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of type 2 diabetic outpatients in Black Lion General Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2013. ().

Variable	Category	Frequency ()	Percent (%)
Sex	Male	124	47.0
	Female	140	53.0
Residence	Addis Ababa	228	86.4
	Outside Addis Ababa	36	13.6
Current age	<=49	60	22.7
	50–54	53	20.1
	55–59	48	18.2
	60–64	43	16.3
	>=65	60	22.7
Age at diagnosis	<=34	49	18.6
	35–39	45	17.0
	40–44	43	16.3
	45–49	49	18.6
	50–54	27	10.2
	>=55	51	19.3
Marital status	Single	9	3.4
	Married	183	69.3
	Divorced	24	9.1
	Widowed	48	18.2
Religion	Orthodox	213	80.7
	Muslim	24	9.1
	Protestant	20	7.6
	Catholic	2	0.8
	Others	5	1.9
Ethnicity	Amhara	151	57.2
	Oromo	40	15.2
	Tigre	25	9.5
	Gurage	29	11.0
	Others	19	7.2
Educational status	Cannot read and write	35	13.3
	Read and write only	16	6.1
	Primary school (1–8)	65	24.6
	Secondary (9–12)	59	22.3
	College/University	89	33.7
Occupation	Farmer	6	2.3
	Civil servant	47	17.8
	Merchant	10	3.8
	House wife	47	17.8
	Private worker	38	14.4
	Pensioned	58	22.0
	No employment	48	18.2
	Others	10	3.8
Monthly family income (ETB)	<=650	125	47.3
	651–1400	61	23.1
	>=1401	78	29.5
Waist circumference (cm)	<95	101	38.3
	>=95	163	61.7