02 March 2023 : Clinical Research
Demographic and Clinical Factors Associated with Depression in 140 Hospitalized Diabetic Patients with Distal Symmetric Polyneuropathy Evaluated Using Beck Depression Inventory and 6-Item Neuropathy Total Symptom Score Questionnaire
Piotr Dziemidok1ABCDEF, Daria Gorczyca-Siudak1CDEF*, Marta Makara-Studzińska2ADFDOI: 10.12659/MSM.939043
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e939043
Table 1 Characteristics of selected social variables in diabetic patients.
| Social characteristics | Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Males | 80 | 57% |
| Females | 60 | 43% | |
| Place of residence | Urban area | 101 | 72% |
| Rural area | 39 | 28% | |
| Education level | Primary school | 9 | 6.5% |
| Vocational education | 49 | 35% | |
| Secondary school | 58 | 41.5% | |
| University | 24 | 17% | |
| Type of occupational activity | Does not work | 98 | 70% |
| Manual | 17 | 12% | |
| Intellectual | 25 | 18% | |
| Receiving sickness allowance | No | 88 | 63% |
| Yes | 52 | 37% | |
| Receiving retirement pension | No | 86 | 61% |
| Yes | 54 | 39% | |
| Actual tobacco smoking | No | 121 | 86% |
| Yes | 19 | 14% | |