Research Article

Depression and Its Associated Factors among Diabetes Mellitus Patients Attending Selected Hospitals in Southwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of DM patients on follow-up in MTUTH and TGH, Southwest Ethiopia, July 2018 ().

Variables (%)Depression test
Yes (%)No (%) value

Age0.11
 18-3054 (13.6)24 (44.4)30 (55.6)
 31-40117 (29.4)37 (31.6)80 (68.4)
 41-50160 (40.2)51 (31.9)109 (68.1)
 51+67 (16.8)35 (52.2)32 (47.8)
Sex0.10
 Male256 (64.3)102 (39.8)154 (60.2)
 Female142 (35.7)45 (31.7)97 (68.3)
Religion0.22
 Orthodox136 (34.2)47 (34.6)89 (65.4)
 Protestants141 (35.4)49 (34.8)92 (65.2)
 Muslim96 (24.1)37 (38.5)59 (61.5)
 Others25 (6.3)14 (56.0)11 (44.0)
Marital status<0.001
 Married263 (66.1)73 (27.8)190 (72.2)
 Single49 (12.3)34 (69.4)15 (30.6)
 Divorced/widowed86 (21.6)40 (46.5)46 (53.5)
Ethnicity0.001
 Kaficho106 (26.6)55 (51.9)51 (48.1)
 Amhara101 (25.4)36 (35.6)65 (64.4)
 Bench60 (15.1)18 (30.0)42 (70.0)
 Shakacho50 (12.6)9 (18.0)41 (82.0)
 Others80 (20.1)29 (35.8)52 (64.2)
Educational status0.090
 No education106 (26.6)36 (34.0)70 (66.0)
 Primary120 (30.2)54 (45.0)66 (55)
 Secondary and above172 (43.2)57 (33.1)115 (66.9)
Residence0.003
 Urban284 (71.4)118 (41.5)166 (58.5)
 Rural114 (28.6)29 (25.4)85 (74.6)