Table 3.
Disease and Medication-Related Characteristics and Factors Associated with Depression Among Hypertensive Patients in HUCSH, Hawassa, Southern Ethiopia, 2019 (n=295)
| No. | Variables | Category | n | % | Depression Status | COR (95% CI) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depressed | Not Depressed | |||||||
| 1 | Duration of illness | <10 years | 190 | 64.4 | 37 (19.5) | 153 (80.5) | 1 | |
| 11–20 years | 83 | 28.1 | 25 (30.1) | 58 (69.9) | 1.78 (0.96, 3.21) | 0.055 | ||
| >20 years | 22 | 7.5 | 11 (50) | 11 (50) | 4.1 (1.6, 10.26) | 0.002 | ||
| 2 | Co-morbid | Yes | 90 | 30.5 | 27 (30) | 63 (70) | 1.48 (0.84, 2.58) | 0.167 |
| No | 205 | 69.5 | 46 (22.4) | 159 (77.6) | 1 | |||
| 3 | Complication | Yes | 119 | 40.3 | 31 (26.1) | 88 (73.9) | 1.12 (0.65, 1.92) | 0.669 |
| No | 176 | 59.7 | 42 (23.9) | 134 (76.1) | 1 | |||
| 4 | Hypertension | Control | 212 | 71.9 | 42 (19.8) | 170 (80.2) | 1 | 0.002 |
| Uncontrolled | 83 | 28.1 | 31 (37.3) | 52 (62.7) | 2.4 (1.38, 4.2) | |||
| 5 | Medication | Not adhered | 83 | 28.1 | 30 (36.1) | 53 (63.9) | 2.22 (1.27, 3.89) | 0.005 |
| Adhered | 212 | 71.9 | 43 (20.3) | 169 (79.7) | 1 | |||
Note: 1: reference category.