Research Article

Prevalence of Depression among Type-II Diabetic Patients Attending the Diabetic Clinic at Arar National Guard Primary Health Care Center, Saudi Arabia

Table 1

Depression among type-II diabetic patients () in relation to their socio-demographic data.

CharacteristicTotal no (%)Depression no (%) valueOdds ratio95% CI

Socio-demographic data
Age
 <309 (2.3%)4 (44.4%)r
 30-3935 (8.8%)10 (28.6%)0.430.50(0.11-2.25)
 40-49161 (40.5%)56 (34.8%)0.740.77(0.20-2.98)
 50+192 (48.4%)77 (40.1%)0.530.83(0.21-3.21)
Sex
 Male222 (55.9%)77 (34.7%)r
 Female175 (44.1%)70 (40%)0.2961.26(0.83-1.89)
Marital status
 Single26 (6.6%)8 (30.8%)r
 Married261 (65.7%)84 (32.2%)0.891.07(0.44-2.55)
 Divorced & widow110 (27.7%)55 (50%)0.0762.25(0.90-5.6)
Educational level
 Less than secondary155 (39%)69 (44.5%)2.05(1.34-3.13)
 Secondary +242 (61%)68 (28.1%)0.0007r
Income in relation to expenditure:
 Not enough21 (5.3%)10 (47.6%)0.0063.78(1.40-10.19)
 Enough278 (70%)118 (42.4%)<.00013.07(1.76-5.34)
 Enough and save98 (24.7%)19 (19.4%)r
Smoking
 No290 (73%)105 (36.2%)r
 Yes107 (27%)42 (39.3%)0.581.14(0.72-1.79)

r: reference category; CI: confidence interval.