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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% | |
Table 2 Enabling resources 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% | - |
| Residence | < 0.001 | |||||||||
| Rural areas | 999 | 59.7% | 49.3% | 460 | 66.4% | 55.0% | 539 | 55.0% | 45.5% | |
| Urban areas | 479 | 28.6% | 37.1% | 150 | 21.6% | 29.7% | 329 | 33.6% | 41.9% | |
| Combination zone | 195 | 11.7% | 13.7% | 83 | 12.0% | 15.3% | 112 | 11.4% | 12.6% | |
| Personal income (mean ± SD) | 1673 | 4881 ± 31882 | 5471 ± 38410 | 693 | 1957 ± 9270 | 1839 ± 9137 | 980 | 6949 ± 40803 | 7835 ± 48663 | 0.003 |
| Months of living with children (mean ± SD) | 1673 | 3.48 ± 6.14 | 3.28 ± 5.75 | 693 | 3.62 ± 6.32 | 3.34 ± 5.87 | 980 | 3.37 ± 6.02 | 3.24 ± 5.68 | 0.735 |
| Social activity | 0.003 | |||||||||
| No | 675 | 40.3% | 38.4% | 317 | 45.7% | 43.8% | 358 | 36.5% | 34.9% | |
| Yes | 998 | 59.7% | 61.6% | 376 | 54.3% | 56.2% | 622 | 63.5% | 65.1% | |
Table 3 Healthcare needs 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% | - |
| Self-rated health | < 0.001 | |||||||||
| Poor | 733 | 43.8% | 41.0% | 445 | 64.2% | 60.8% | 288 | 29.4% | 28.2% | |
| Fair | 753 | 45.0% | 48.1% | 219 | 31.6% | 34.8% | 534 | 54.5% | 56.7% | |
| Good | 187 | 11.2% | 10.9% | 29 | 4.2% | 4.4% | 158 | 16.1% | 15.1% | |
| Pain | < 0.001 | |||||||||
| None | 540 | 32.3% | 35.5% | 130 | 18.8% | 20.2% | 410 | 41.8% | 45.4% | |
| Mild | 721 | 43.1% | 43.2% | 292 | 42.1% | 43.5% | 429 | 43.8% | 43.0% | |
| Severe | 412 | 24.6% | 21.3% | 271 | 39.1% | 36.3% | 141 | 14.4% | 11.6% | |
| BADL impairment | < 0.001 | |||||||||
| No | 1250 | 74.7% | 77.4% | 421 | 60.8% | 63.9% | 829 | 84.6% | 86.2% | |
| Yes | 423 | 25.3% | 22.6% | 272 | 39.2% | 36.1% | 151 | 15.4% | 13.8% | |
| Disability | < 0.001 | |||||||||
| No | 940 | 56.2% | 58.6% | 312 | 45.0% | 48.5% | 628 | 64.1% | 65.3% | |
| Yes | 733 | 43.8% | 41.4% | 381 | 55.0% | 51.5% | 352 | 35.9% | 34.7% | |
| Sleep duration (mean ± SD) | 1673 | 6.06 ± 1.99 | 6.10 ± 1.90 | 693 | 5.59 ± 2.16 | 5.65 ± 2.07 | 980 | 6.39 ± 1.78 | 6.39 ± 1.72 | < 0.001 |
Table 4 Health behaviors 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% | - |
| Outpatient visit (mean ± SD) | 1673 | 0.57 ± 1.63 | 0.58 ± 1.54 | 693 | 0.77 ± 2.08 | 0.77 ± 1.96 | 980 | 0.44 ± 1.19 | 0.46 ± 1.18 | < 0.001 |
| Hospitalization (mean ± SD) | 1673 | 0.50 ± 1.11 | 0.50 ± 1.06 | 693 | 0.66 ± 1.39 | 0.65 ± 1.30 | 980 | 0.39 ± 0.83 | 0.41 ± 0.86 | < 0.001 |
| Health service satisfaction | 0.002 | |||||||||
| Dissatisfied | 321 | 19.2% | 19.4% | 159 | 22.9% | 24.1% | 162 | 16.5% | 16.3% | |
| Neutral | 744 | 44.5% | 45.6% | 308 | 44.4% | 46.9% | 436 | 44.5% | 44.8% | |
| Satisfied | 608 | 36.3% | 35.0% | 226 | 32.6% | 29.0% | 382 | 39.0% | 38.9% | |
| DM treatment | 0.724 | |||||||||
| No | 341 | 20.4% | 18.0% | 142 | 20.5% | 17.5% | 199 | 20.3% | 18.3% | |
| Yes | 1332 | 79.6% | 82.0% | 551 | 79.5% | 82.5% | 781 | 79.7% | 81.7% | |
| Blood glucose test (mean ± SD) | 1673 | 20.2 ± 60.0 | 25.2 ± 69.8 | 693 | 22.7 ± 76.4 | 24.9 ± 79.5 | 980 | 18.4 ± 44.9 | 25.4 ± 62.7 | 0.885 |
| Smoking | < 0.001 | |||||||||
| No | 999 | 59.7% | 58.4% | 457 | 65.9% | 66.9% | 542 | 55.3% | 52.8% | |
| Yes | 674 | 40.3% | 41.6% | 236 | 34.1% | 33.1% | 438 | 44.7% | 47.2% | |
| Drinking | < 0.001 | |||||||||
| No | 1186 | 70.9% | 68.3% | 534 | 77.1% | 75.2% | 652 | 66.5% | 63.8% | |
| Yes | 487 | 29.1% | 31.7% | 159 | 22.9% | 24.8% | 328 | 33.5% | 36.2% | |
Table 5 Variables associated with depressive symptoms in patients with diabetes mellitus in the logistic regression analysis
| Variables | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | ||||
| OR | SE | OR | SE | OR | SE | OR | SE | |
| Predisposing characteristic | ||||||||
| Age | 0.985a | 0.006 | 0.984a | 0.006 | 0.976b | 0.008 | 0.984 | 0.009 |
| Sex: Male | 0.447b | 0.051 | 0.436b | 0.051 | 0.522b | 0.069 | 0.426b | 0.106 |
| Education1 | ||||||||
| Primary or middle | 0.830 | 0.128 | 0.912 | 0.138 | 0.980 | 0.183 | 0.929 | 0.219 |
| High school and above | 0.335b | 0.070 | 0.416b | 0.087 | 0.459b | 0.112 | 0.432a | 0.141 |
| Marital status: Married | 0.954 | 0.147 | 0.883 | 0.143 | 0.860 | 0.151 | 0.634a | 0.136 |
| Enabling resource | ||||||||
| Residence2 | ||||||||
| Urban areas | - | - | 0.673a | 0.114 | 0.877 | 0.155 | 1.004 | 0.191 |
| Combination zone | - | - | 1.128 | 0.241 | 1.268 | 0.233 | 1.536 | 0.361 |
| Personal income | - | - | 0.986 | 0.020 | 1.006 | 0.024 | 1.020 | 0.024 |
| Months of living with children | - | - | 0.977 | 0.025 | 0.966 | 0.028 | 1.002 | 0.034 |
| Social activity: Yes | - | - | 0.814a | 0.083 | 0.920 | 0.108 | 0.846 | 0.121 |
| Healthcare need | ||||||||
| Self-rated health3 | ||||||||
| Fair | - | - | - | - | 0.475b | 0.063 | 0.458b | 0.074 |
| Good | - | - | - | - | 0.379b | 0.109 | 0.247b | 0.070 |
| Pain4 | ||||||||
| Mild | - | - | - | - | 1.204 | 0.206 | 1.440a | 0.249 |
| Severe | - | - | - | - | 2.372b | 0.424 | 2.644b | 0.532 |
| BADL impairment: Yes | - | - | - | - | 2.112b | 0.270 | 1.886b | 0.323 |
| Disability: Yes | - | - | - | - | 1.267 | 0.158 | 1.332 | 0.201 |
| Sleep duration | - | - | - | - | 0.676b | 0.101 | 0.642a | 0.118 |
| Health behaviors | ||||||||
| Outpatient visit | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.081 | 0.050 |
| Hospitalization | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.006 | 0.063 |
| Health service satisfaction5 | ||||||||
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.902 | 0.174 |
| Satisfied | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.579b | 0.121 |
| DM treatment: Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.912 | 0.162 |
| Blood glucose test | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.005 | 0.053 |
| Smoking: Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.200 | 0.258 |
| Drinking: Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.255 | 0.252 |
- 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
