Yiu-Lam Yeung, Ka-Long Lee, Eric Sh Lau, Tsun-Fung Yung, Aimin Yang, Hongjiang Wu, Kelly Tc Wong, Alice Ps Kong, Elaine Yk Chow, Ronald Cw Ma, Theresa Yeung, Kit-Man Loo, Risa Ozaki, Andrea Oy Luk, Juliana Nm Lui, Juliana Cn Chan
BACKGROUND: Psychosocial status and patient reported outcomes (PRO) [depression and health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL)] are major health determinants. We investigated the association between depression and clinical outcomes in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), adjusted for PRO. METHODS: Using prospective data from Hong Kong Diabetes Register (2013-2019), we estimated the hazard-ratio (HR, 95%CI) of depression (validated Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9) score≥7) with incident cardiovascular disease (CVD), ischemic heart disease (IHD), chronic kidney disease (CKD: eGFR<60 ml/min/1...
2024: Frontiers in Endocrinology