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World J Psychiatry. May 19, 2025; 15(5): 104766
Published online May 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i5.104766
Published online May 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i5.104766
Table 1 Participants’ demographic characteristics, self-care behavior, depression, and self-perceived burden (n = 599)
| Variable | Mean (SD)/median (IQR) | Geo mean (95%CI) | n (%) |
| Age (yr) | 59.60 (12.68) | 57.98 (56.83-59.15) | - |
| Gender | - | - | - |
| Male | - | - | 313 (52.3) |
| Female | - | - | 286 (47.7) |
| Marriage | |||
| Married | - | - | 541 (90.3) |
| Unmarried | - | - | 58 (9.7) |
| Education | - | - | - |
| Junior college or below | - | - | 536 (89.5) |
| College or above | - | - | 63 (10.5) |
| Diabetes duration (yr) | 7.00 (1.00-12.00) | 4.46 (4.00-4.97) | - |
| 1-10 | - | - | 430 (71.8) |
| > 10 | - | - | 69 (28.2) |
| Do you drink alcohol? | - | - | - |
| Yes | - | - | 119 (19.9) |
| No | - | - | 480 (80.1) |
| Do you smoke? | - | - | - |
| Yes | - | - | 141 (23.5) |
| No | - | - | 458 (76.5) |
| Self-care behavior (SDSCA total) | 43.78 (15.66) | 40.42 (39.04-41.85) | - |
| Diet | 18.85 (5.59) | 17.81 (17.29-18.34) | - |
| Exercise | 6.53 (4.31) | 6.42 (6.08-6.77) | - |
| Blood sugar testing | 5.94 (5.08) | 6.06 (5.65-6.50) | - |
| Foot care | 7.21 (5.63) | 8.37 (7.89-8.88) | - |
| Taking medication | 5.25 (2.64) | 5.80 (5.60-6.01) | - |
| Self-perceived burden | 19.12 (9.34) | 17.23 (16.63-17.85) | 19 (3.17) |
| Depression | 4.98 (5.31) | 4.77 (4.40-5.17) | - |
| Depressed | - | - | 252 (42.1) |
| Not depressed | - | - | 347 (57.9) |
- Citation: Zhang R, Wang MY, Zhang XQ, Gong YW, Guo YF, Shen JH. Self-care activities mediate self-perceived burden and depression in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes. World J Psychiatry 2025; 15(5): 104766
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3206/full/v15/i5/104766.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.v15.i5.104766