Table 3.
Relation of mode of payment for diabetes treatment (sponsor), glycemic control, and severity of depression in the study patients
| Variables | Comorbid depression (N=71)
|
P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No depression, N=149 | Mild | Moderate | Severe | ||
| Glycated hemoglobin (%), mean (SD) | 8.6 (2.3) | 9.6 (2.1) | 9.7 (2.6) | 10.4 (2.1) | 0.004 |
| Mode of payment | |||||
| Insurance, n (%) | 12 (63.2) | 2 (10.5) | 3 (15.8) | 2 (10.5) | 0.912 |
| Self/out-of-pocket, n (%) | 76 (67.9) | 17 (15.2) | 14 (12.5) | 5 (4.50) | |
| Family/friends assistance, n (%) | 61 (68.5) | 11 (12.4) | 12 (13.5) | 5 (5.60) | |
Notes: It is depicted that poor glycemic control increased with the severity of comorbid depression. The sponsor of treatment had no association with severity of comorbid depression, thus discounting financial pressures as a source of distress in the study patients.
Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.