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 2

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

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

Clinical data:
Family history of DM:
No233 (58.7%)79 (33.9%)r
Yes164 (41.3%)68 (41.5%)0.121.38(0.91-2.08)
Duration of DM:
<5 y157 (39.6%)24 (15.3%)r
5-9 y197 (49.6%)101 (51.3%)0.00015.83(3.48-9.77)
10+43 (10.8%)22 (51.2%)0.00015.80(2.78-12.15)
Type of treatment:
Oral hypoglycemic drugs179 (45.1%)29 (16.2%)r
Insulin only47 (11.8%)21 (44.7%)0.00014.18(2.07-8.41)
Both171 (43.1%)97 (56.7%)0.00016.78(4.11-11.17)
Compliance to diet:
No175 (44.1%)80 (45.7%)0.0011.95(1.28-2.94)
Yes222 (55.9%)67 (30.2%)r
Compliance to physical activity:
No218 (54.9%)104 (47.7%)<.00012.88(1.86-4.45)
Yes179 (45.1%)43 (24%)r
Compliance to medications:
No65 (16.4%)25 (38.5%)0.791.07(0.62-1.85)
Yes332 (83.6%)122 (36.7%)r
Compliance to regular foot examination:
No187 (47.1%)73 (39%)0.431.17(0.78-1.77)
Yes210 (52.9%)74 (35.2%)r
Compliance to daily blood sugar measurement:
No290 (73%)114 (39.3%)0.121.45(0.90-2.33)
Yes107 (27%)33 (30.8%)r
Complications of DM:
Retinopathy
No311 (78.3%)107 (34.4%)r
Yes86 (21.7%)40 (46.5%)0.0391.66(1.02-2.69)
Nephropathy
No371 (93.5%)132 (35.6%)r
Yes26 (6.5%)15 (57.7%)0.0232.47(1.10-5.53)
Neuropathy
No338 (85.1%)107 (31.7%)r
Yes59 (14.9%)40 (67.8%)<.00014.55(2.51-8.22)
Libido
No331 (83.4%)100 (30.2%)r
Yes66 (16.6%)47 (71.2%)0.00015.71(3.19-10.22)
Family history of depression
No383 (96.5%)138 (36%)r
Yes14 (3.5)9 (64.3)0.033.19(1.05-9.72)

r: reference category; CI: confidence interval.