Table 3: Independent factors associated with Co-morbid
Depression in the study subjects.
Variable |
Adjusted OR (95% CI) |
P value |
Age group (years) 35-44 45-54 55-64 ≥ 65 Duration
of diabetes (years) < 5 ≥ 5 BMI
(kg/m2 ) Underweight Normal Overweight/Obese Glycemic control Good HbA1C ≤ 7% Poor HbA1C ˃ 7% |
1.0 2.3 (0.6-9.2) 2.2 (0.6-8.7) 3.9 (0.9-15.7) 1.0 1.3 (0.7-2.4) - 1.0 1.4 (0.7-2.8) 1.0 2.9 (1.4-6.1) |
0.230 0.259 0.060 0.462 0.999 0.279 0.006 |
*Hosmer and Lemeshow goodness of fit p value = 0.985;
The parameters of age, duration of
diabetes and obesity that were previously, in univariate
analysis, significantly associated with Co-morbid Depression cease to be,
except for quality of glycaemic control, in the
regression model.