| Variable and Categories |
Depression(n) |
Univariate |
Multivariate |
| Yes |
No |
p-Value |
OR(95% CI) |
p-Value |
OR(95% CI) |
| Negative life event |
| Yes |
81 |
7 |
0.55 |
1.32(0.53-3.28) |
0.85 |
0.9(0.35-2.39) |
| No* |
158 |
18 |
|
|
|
|
| Poor social support |
| Yes |
94 |
1 |
0.01 |
15.5(2.07-117) |
0.01 |
14.7(1.94-111.89) |
| No* |
145 |
24 |
|
|
|
|
| Fear of diabetic complication |
| Yes |
164 |
14 |
0.73 |
0.7(0.08-5.57) |
0.83 |
0.8(0.09-6.69) |
| No |
58 |
10 |
0.32 |
0.3(0.04-2.86) |
0.49 |
0.5(0.05-4.19) |
| I don’t know* |
17 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
| High health care cost |
| Yes |
174 |
18 |
0.59 |
0.6(0.07-4.53) |
0.59 |
0.6(0.07-4.69) |
| No |
48 |
6 |
0.50 |
0.5(0.05-4.19) |
0.57 |
0.5(0.06-4.86) |
| I don’t know* |
17 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
| Physical activity |
| Yes |
49 |
7 |
0.38 |
0.7(0.26-1.68) |
0.75 |
0.8(0.31-2.33) |
| No |
190 |
18 |
|
|
|
|
| Medication burden |
| < 3* |
89 |
8 |
|
|
|
|
| > 4 |
170 |
17 |
0.74 |
1.2(0.48-2.81) |
0.73 |
1.2(0.47-3.05) |
|
| *= reference category, p-value= significance level, p<0.05, OR= Odds Ratio |
| Table 5: Logistic regression examining the associations between psychosocial factors and depression symptoms among type 2 diabetic outpatients in Black Lion General Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June, 2013. |
