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Table 4 Logistic regression models, diabetes-related distress and depressive symptoms

From: Thoughts about health and patient-reported outcomes among people with diabetes mellitus: results from the DiaDec-study

 

Diabetes-related distress

Depressive symptoms

OR

95%-CI

p-value

OR

95%-CI

p-value

Univariate model

n = 678

  

n = 722

  

 No thoughts

1.00

  

1.00

  

 Low frequency and negative thoughts

7.73

[3.78; 15.81]

< 0.001

6.62

[3.12; 14.06]

< 0.001

 Low frequency and positive thoughts

2.01

[0.86; 4.67]

0.105

0.57

[0.16; 2.09]

0.400

 High frequency and negative thoughts

21.29

[10.27; 44.12]

< 0.001

24.24

[11.65; 50.46]

< 0.001

 High frequency and positive thoughts

6.21

[1.99; 19.36]

0.002

14.55

[5.14; 41.15]

< 0.001

Multivariate modela

n = 636

  

n = 672

  

 No thoughts

1.00

  

1.00

  

 Low frequency and negative thoughts

4.57

[2.08; 10.05]

< 0.001

3.16

[1.39; 7.17]

0.006

 Low frequency and positive thoughts

1.40

[0.55; 3.57]

0.481

0.28

[0.06; 1.29]

0.103

 High frequency and negative thoughts

7.58

[3.22; 17.83]

< 0.001

7.60

[3.19; 18.09]

< 0.001

 High frequency and positive thoughts

3.39

[0.99; 11.56]

0.051

6.71

[2.13; 21.15]

0.001

  1. CI confidence interval, OR odds ratios
  2. aadjusted for sociodemographic (age, sex, education, employment, marital status) and health-related variables (diabetes duration ≥10 years, oral glucose-lowering drugs, insulin, number of comorbidities > 3, perceived health status (fair to poor vs. good to excellent))