Detection and prevalence of depression among adult type 2 diabetes mellitus patients attending non-communicable diseases clinics in Lilongwe, Malawi

Table 3 Prevalence of major depression by individual socio-demographic characteristics in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus based on multiple logistic regression analyses

Variable	No Depression		Depression		P-value	OR	95% CI
Variable	n	%	n	%	P-value	OR	95% CI
Age (years)
21–30*	9	90	1	10		1 (ref)
31–40	26	78.8	7	21.2	0.442	2.414	0.255	22.88
41–50	61	81.3	14	18.7	0.617	1.744	0.191	15.42
51–60	87	82.1	19	17.9	0.667	1.604	0.187	13.75
61–70	71	83.5	14	16.5	0.762	1.396	0.167	12.14
71–80	11	78.6	3	21.4	0.624	1.849	0.158	21.63
Education
No education*	19	70.4	8	29.6		1 (ref)
Formal education	246	83.1	50	16.9	0.069	1.082	0.404	1.035
Employment status
Employed*	122	85.3	21	14.7		1 (ref)
Unemployed	143	79.4	37	20.6	0.340	1.082	0.920	1.272
Gender
Male*	68	86.1	11	13.9		1 (ref)
Female	197	80.7	47	19.3	0.466	1.315	0.629	2.746
Marital status
Married*	204	81.9	45	18.1		1 (ref)
Unmarried	61	82.4	13	17.6	0.922	0.966	0.481	1.937

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