Table 1 Descriptive statistics, N = 108
From: Profiling the mental health of diabetic patients: a cross-sectional survey of Zimbabwean patients
Variable | Attribute | Frequency n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Gender | Female | 75 (69.4) |
Male | 33 (30.6) | |
Agea | Mean (SD) | 54.1 (18.6) |
Marital status | Single | 16 (14.8) |
Married | 56 (51.9) | |
Widowed | 36 (33.3) | |
Highest level of education | None | 9 (8.3) |
Primary | 20 (18.5) | |
Secondary | 47 (43.5) | |
Tertiary | 32 (29.6) | |
Employment status | Unemployed | 35 (32.4) |
Formally employed | 34 (31.5) | |
Self-employed | 18 (16.7) | |
Retired | 21 (19.4) | |
Perceived income | Very inadequate | 11 (10.2) |
Inadequate | 47 (43.5) | |
Neutral | 35 (32.4) | |
Adequate | 15 (13.9) | |
Diabetes type | Type 1 | 48 (44.4) |
Type 2 | 60 (55.6) | |
Years post diagnosisa | Median [Q1–Q3] | 6 [3–15] |
Comorbidities | Arthritis | 10 (9.3) |
Hypertension | 50 (46.3) | |
HIV | 5 (4.6) | |
Ulcers | 3 (2.8) | |
Others | 12 (11.1) | |
Social support (MSPSS) scoresa | Family [mean (SD)] | 4.0 (SD 1.1) |
Friends [mean (SD)] | 2.8 (SD 1.3) | |
Significant other [mean (SD)] | 4.1 (SD 1.1) | |
Summative score [mean (SD)] | 43.7 (SD 11.5) | |
HRQoL (EQ-5D) scoresa | Utility [mean (SD)] | 0.758 (0.2) |
VAS score [mean (SD)] | 64.1 (15.3) | |
Psychiatric morbidity (SSQ) scoresa | SSQ scores ≥ 8 [n (%)] | 40 (37.1) |
Summative score [mean (SD)] | 6.7 (SD 3.2) |