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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of Adults with diabetes with and without comorbid depression. (United States, 2003)

From: Diabetes, minor depression and health care utilization and expenditures: a retrospective database study

Variable

Depression +

n = 435

Depression -

n = 1497

Age (mean, SE)

59.0 (0.35)

61.0 (0.62)

Sex (% male, SE)

35 (0.02)

51 (0.02)*

Education (mean years, SE)

11.6 (0.13)

11.8 (0.11)

Race/Ethnicity (%, SE)

  

   Hispanic

11 (0.04)

12 (0.04)

   Black, not Hispanic

13 (0.01)

16 (0.01)

   Asian, not Hispanic

1 (0.02)

5 (0.02)

   White and other

75 (0.02)

67 (0.01)

Income level (%, SE)

  

   Poor (< 100% federal poverty level (fpl))

20 (0.03)

12 (0.03)*

   Near poor (100–124% fpl)

7 (0.04)

6 (0.04)*

   Low income (125–199% fpl)

17 (0.02)

17 (0.02)*

   Middle income (200–399% fpl)

33 (0.02)

30 (0.02)*

   High income (> 400% fpl)

23 (0.01)

35 (0.01)*

Insurance coverage (%, SE)

  

   Private only

59 (0.01)

64 (0.01)

   Public only

36 (0.01)

29 (0.01)

   None

5 (0.04)

7 (0.04)

Having a Usual Source of Care (%, SE)

96 (0.04)

95 (0.03)

# of Comorbid conditions (mean, SE)

10.2 (0.43)

6.5 (0.07)*

Diabetes complications (% yes, SE)

  

   CHD

4.0 (0.01)

12.1 (0.01)*

   Eye

7.5 (0.02)

18.6 (0.02)

   Renal

11.3 (0.04)

20.0 (0.04)

Insulin use (% yes, SE)

7.3 (0.03)

18.7 (0.03)

Health Status

  

   SF-12 PCS (mean, SE)

35.4 (0.42)

41.1 (0.25)

   SF-12 MCS (mean, SE)

40.6 (1.04)

50.4 (0.17)*

  1. * = p < 0.05; = p < 0.01