Behavioral and clinical factors associated with depression among individuals with diabetes
Behavioral and clinical factors associated with depression among individuals with diabetes
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DOI:
10.2337/diacare.27.4.914
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发表时间:
2004-04-01
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影响因子:
16.2
通讯作者:
Young, B
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作者:
Katon, W;Von Korff, M;Young, B
OBJECTIVE - The goal of this study was to determine the behavioral and clinical characteristics of diabetes that are associated with depression after controlling for potentially confounding variables.RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS - A population-based mail survey was sent to patients With diabetes from nine primary care clinics of a health maintenance organization. The Patient Health Questionnaire was used to diagnose depression, and automated diagnostic, pharmacy, and laboratory data were used to measure diabetes treatment intensity, HbA(1c) levels, and diabetes complications.RESULTS - independent factors that were associated with a significantly higher likelihood of meeting criteria for major depression included younger age, female sex, less education, being unmarried, BMI greater than or equal to 30 kg/m(2), smoking, higher nondiabetic medical comorbidity, higher numbers of diabetes complications in men, treatment with insulin, and higher HbA(1c) levels in patients