Health ecology-based nursing impact on stigma, anxiety, and depression in young and middle-aged type 2 diabetes patients

Table 2 Comparison of baseline data between the two groups, n (%)

Baseline data	Control group (n = 30)	Observation group (n = 30)	t/χ2 value	P value
Age			0.341	0.559
18-44 years old	7 (23.33)	9 (30.00)
45-59 years old	23 (76.67)	21 (70.00)
Gender			0.271	0.602
Male	16 (53.34)	18 (60.00)
Female	14 (46.66)	12 (40.00)
Marital status			0.098	0.754
Married	23 (76.67)	24 (80.00)
Unmarried/divorced	7 (23.33)	6 (20.00)
Educational level			0.317	0.573
High school and below	8 (26.67)	10 (33.33)
College degree or above	22 (73.33)	20 (66.67)
Combined hypertension			0.131	0.718
Yes	4 (13.33)	5 (16.67)
No	26 (86.67)	25 (83.33)
Combined hyperlipidemia			0.373	0.542
Yes	6 (20.00)	8 (26.67)
No	24 (80.00)	22 (73.33)
Monthly household income (yuan)			0.673	0.724
< 5000	8 (26.67)	7 (23.33)
5000-8000	15 (50.00)	18 (60.00)
> 8000	7 (23.33)	5 (16.67)
Course of T2DM			0.326	0.850
< 1 year	8 (26.67)	7 (23.33)
1-3 years	14 (46.66)	13 (43.34)
> 3 years	8 (26.67)	10 (33.33)
Treatment method			0.743	0.863
No-pharmacological treatment	7 (23.33)	8 (26.67)
Oral hypoglycemic drugs	15 (50.00)	13 (43.34)
Injecting insulin	5 (16.67)	7 (23.33)
Oral hypoglycemic drugs combined with insulin injection	3 (10.00)	2 (6.66)
Medical expense payment method			0.162	0.688
Self-funded	3 (10.00)	4 (13.33)
Medical insurance	27 (90.00)	26 (86.67)

T2DM: Type 2 diabetes mellitus.