Table 2 Socio-demographic and health status characteristics of people with diabetes mellitus by mental health status
Characteristic | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Mental Health Status (lowered functioning) (n = 176) | |||
No (n = 46) | Yes (n = 130) | p-value | |
| Â | n (%) | n (%) | Â |
Socio-demographic | |||
Gender | |||
Male | 33 (71.7) | 73 (56.2) | 0.063 |
Female | 13 (28.3) | 57 (43.8) | |
Age | Â | Â | 0.014 |
18–29 | 3 (6.5) | 27 (20.8) | |
30–39 | 5 (10.9) | 11 (8.5) | |
40–49 | 4 (8.7) | 19 (14.6) | |
50–59 | 5 (10.9) | 26 (20.0) | |
60+ | 29 (63.0) | 47 (36.1) | |
Area of residence | Â | ||
Major cities | 32 (69.6) | 92 (70.8) | 0.447 |
Inner regional | 12 (26.1) | 26 (20.0) | |
Outer reg/remote | 2 (4.3) | 12 (9.2) | |
Marital Status | Â | ||
Single | 10 (21.7) | 23 (17.7) | 0.747 |
Married/de facto | 28 (60.9) | 79 (60.8) | |
Separated/divorced/widowed | 8 (17.4) | 28 (21.5) | |
Employment Status | Â | Â | 0.005 |
Fulltime | 5 (10.9) | 43 (33.1) | |
Parttime/casual | 6 (13.0) | 22 (16.9) | |
Not employed | 35 (76.1) | 65 (50.0) | |
Highest Qualification | Â | ||
No school/school/high school cert | 14 (30.4) | 38 (29.2) | 0.475 |
Trade/Tertiary cert/diploma | 21 (45.6) | 49 (37.7) | |
University degree | 11 (23.9) | 43 (33.1) | |
Financial situation | Â | ||
No or little difficulties | 19 (41.3) | 35 (26.9) | 0.024 |
Some difficulties | 21 (45.6) | 52 (40.0) | |
Struggles with income | 6 (13.0) | 43 (33.1) | |
Health care card status | Â | Â | Â |
No | 27 (58.7) | 91 (70.0) | 0.161 |
Yes | 19 (41.3) | 39 (30.0) | Â |
PHI statusa | Â | ||
No | 23 (50.0) | 68 (52.3) | 0.788 |
Yes | 23 (50.0) | 62 (47.7) | |
Health Status | Â | Â | Â |
General Health | Â | Â | Â |
Poor/fair/good | 32 (69.6) | 99 (76.1) | 0.379 |
Very good/excellent | 14 (30.4) | 31 (23.9) | Â |
Heart Disease | Â | Â | Â |
No | 41 (89.1) | 110 (84.6) | 0.451 |
Yes | 5 (10.9) | 20 (15.4) | Â |
Hypertension | Â | Â | Â |
No | 29 (63.1) | 82 (63.1) | 0.997 |
Yes | 17 (36.9) | 48 (36.9) | Â |