Variable and
Categories
Depression(n) Univariate Multivariate
Yes No p-Value OR(95% CI) p-Value OR(95% CI)
Sex
Male* 109 15        
Female 130 10 0.17 1.8(0.77-4.14) 0.39 1.6(0.54-4.95)
Residence
Addis Ababa* 204 24        
Outside Addis Ababa 35 1 0.17 4.1(0.54-31.42) 0.17 4.6(0.51-42.76)
Religion
Orthodox* 192 21        
Muslim 22 2 0.81 1.2(0.26-5.48) 0.47 2.0(0.30-12.99)
Protestant 19 1 0.49 2.1(0.26-16.32) 0.34 3.2(0.29-35.38)
Catholic** 2 0 - - - -
Others 4 1 0.47 0.4(0.05-4.10) 0.20 0.1(0.01-2.88)
Marital status
Single 8 1 0.61 0.5(0.05-5.79) 0.59 0.7(0.03-7.43)
Married 166 17 0.51 0.6(0.18-2.32) 0.93 0.9(0.19-4.62)
Divorced 20 4 0.17 0.3(0.07-1.63) 0.13 0.2(0.03-1.54)
Widowed* 45 3        
Ethnicity
Amhara* 135 16        
Oromo 37 3 0.56 1.5(0.40-5.29) 0.89 0.9(0.19-4.06)
Tigre 23 2 0.69 1.4(0.29-6.33) 0.32 2.6(0.39-17.19)
Gurage 26 3 0.97 1.0(0.28-3.78) 0.60 0.6(0.13-3.30)
Others 18 1 0.47 2.1(0.27-17.06) 0.60 2.0(0.15-26.11)
Educational status
Can’t read &write 32 3 0.37 1.8(0.49-6.84) 0.89 0.9(0.16-4.96)
Read and write only** 16 0 - - - -
Grade 1-8 62 3 0.06 3.5(0.96-12.96) 0.24 2.6(0.53-13.13)
Grade 9-12 53 6 0.43 1.5(0.54-4.23) 0.89 1.1(0.32-3.77)
College/University* 76 13        
Monthly family income (ETB)***
<650 119 7 0.01 3.4(1.28-8.87) 0.09 3.4(0.83-13.76)
651-1400 56 5 0.15 2.2(0.75-6.67) 0.14 2.7(0.72-10.29)
>1401* 65 13        
Waist circumference
<95cm* 92 9        
>95cm 147 16 0.81 0.9(0.38-2.12) 0.66 0.8(0.28-2.21)
Current age
<=49 56 4 0.35 1.8(0.51-6.68) 0.54 1.9(0.24-15.73)
50-54 47 6 0.95 1.0(0.32-3.29) 0.97 0.9(0.18-5.15)
55-59 47 1 0.09 6.2(0.74-52.32) 0.06 9.8(0.9-106.57)
60-64 38 7 0.50 0.7(0.22-2.10) 0.57 0.7(0.16-2.7)
>65* 53 7        
Age at diagnosis
<=34 44 5 0.80 1.2(0.33-4.13) 0.70 0.7(0.09-4.85)
35-39 43 2 0.21 2.8(0.55-14.99 0.42 2.5(0.26-24.53)
40-44 39 4 0.70 1.3(0.34-4.94) 0.76 0.7(0.11-4.9)
45-49 44 5 0.80 1.2(0.33-4.13) 0.82 0.8(0.15-4.43)
50-54 24 3 0.93 1.1(0.24-4.65) 0.91 1.9(0.16-4.98)
>55* 45 6        
*=reference category; **=collinear (numerical problem; ***=1 US$, 18 Ethiopian birr, p-value=significant, <0.05; OR= Odds Ratio
Table 3: Logistic regression examining the associations between demographic factors and depression symptoms among type 2 diabetic outpatients in Black Lion
General Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June, 2013.
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