Table 1—

Baseline characteristics of depressed and nondepressed individuals with diabetes (U.S. 1996)

	Depressed	Nondepressed	P
n	85	740
Age (years)			0.011
<65	71	55
65+	29	45
Sex			0.0001
Male	21	47
Female	79	53
Ethnicity			0.2678
White	83	78
Nonwhite	17	22
Education			0.632
Less than high school	36	39
More than high school	64	60
Marital status			0.009
Married	44	61
Not married	56	39
Comorbid conditions			0.0779
Yes	77	68
No	23	32
Insured status			0.785
Yes	20	19
No	80	81
Percentage of poverty level			0.099
<125	69	78
125+	31	22
Perceived physical health			0.002
Good/excellent	32	55
Fair/poor	68	45
Perceived mental health			0.002
Good/excellent	69	87
Fair/poor	31	13

Data are %.