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. 2009 Nov 23;33(2):264–269. doi: 10.2337/dc09-1068

Table 1.

Baseline clinical and demographic characteristics by depression

Characteristics Total sample No depression Minor depression Major depression
n 3,723 2,965 315 443
Female 1,782 (47.9) 1,369 (46.2) 152 (48.3) 261 (58.9)
Nonwhite 726 (19.5) 555 (18.7) 81 (25.7) 90 (20.3)
High school education or less 919 (24.7) 696 (23.5) 101 (32.1) 122 (27.5)
Marital status single 1,245 (33.4) 941 (31.7) 112 (35.6) 192 (43.3)
Treatment
    None or diet 947 (25.4) 798 (26.9) 71 (22.5) 78 (17.6)
    Oral hypoglycemic agent only 1,746 (46.9) 1,422 (48.0) 143 (45.4) 181 (40.9)
    Any insulin 1,030 (27.7) 745 (25.1) 101 (32.1) 184 (41.5)
Hypertension 2,392 (64.3) 1,887 (63.6) 217 (68.9) 288 (65.0)
Physical activity (≤1 day/week) 1,223 (32.9) 873 (29.4) 140 (44.4) 210 (47.4)
Any prior microvascular event 750 (20.2) 580 (19.6) 77 (24.4) 93 (21.0)
Any prior macrovascular event 1,042 (28.1) 788 (26.7) 108 (34.4) 146 (33.0)
Age 64.3 ± 12.5 64.9 ± 12.3 64.7 ± 13.2) 60.1 ± 13.0)
Diabetes duration (years) 8.8 ± 8.4 8.6 ± 8.4 10.2 ± 9.2) 9.0 ± 7.5)
A1C 7.8 ± 1.6 7.7 ± 1.5 7.9 ± 1.6 8.1 ± 1.7
BMI 31.8 ± 7.2 31.2 ± 6.8 32.3 ± 7.0 35.0 ± 9.1
RxRisk* 3,203 ± 2,410 3,124 ± 2,320 3,475 ± 2,517 3,536 ± 2,846

Data are n (%) or means ± SD.

*Medical comorbidity and expected cost in USD excluding diabetes and depression.