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. 2019 May 3;15:1133–1139. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S200012

Table 2.

Logistic regression results for factors associated with depression among T2DM patients

Possible depression Probable depression
Exp(B) 95% CI Exp(B) 95% CI
Sex 1.03 0.78–2.2 1.18 0.59–2.36
Age 1.02 1.00–1.04 1.01 0.99–1.04
BMI 1.04 0.98–1.11 1.07 0.99–1.15
HBA1c 1.05 0.80–1.36 0.95 0.68–1.33
Smoking 0.64 0.33–1.22 0.31** 0.15–0.67
Alcohol 1.16 0.68–1.97 2.13* 1.02–4.46
Exercise frequency 0.91 0.78–1.06 0.99 0.81–1.21
Single 1.15 0.63–2.10 1.24 0.58–2.64
Living alone 0.99 0.41–2.39 0.76 0.25–2.27
 Extraversion 0.88 0.72–1.08 0.76* 0.58–1.00
 Agreeableness 0.74* 0.59–0.94 0.55*** 0.40–0.74
 Conscientiousness 0.88 0.70–1.09 1.00 0.75–1.32
 Neuroticism 1.87*** 1.48–2.37 2.19*** 1.59–3.00
 Openness 0.84 0.67–1.05 1.18 0.89–1.58

Notes: Possible depression is defined as 16 or higher on the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). Probable depression is defined as 21 or higher on the CES-D. *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001

Abbreviations: T2DM, Type 2 diabetes mellitus; BMI, body mass index; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c.