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The relationship between depressive symptoms and diabetic complications in elderly patients with diabetes: Analysis using the Diabetes Study from the Center of Tokyo Women's Medical University (DIACET).
AIMS: To investigate the association between likelihood or severity of depression and symptoms associated with diabetic complications in elderly Japanese patients with diabetes.
METHODS: This single-center cross-sectional study included 4283 patients with diabetes, 65 years and older (mean age was 73 ± 6 years, 38.7% were women, 3.9% had type 1 diabetes). Participants completed a self-administered questionnaire including items on subjective symptoms associated with diabetic microangiopathy, frequency of clinical visits due to vascular diseases (heart diseases, stroke, or gangrene), hospitalization, and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), a simple but reliable measure of depression. The associations between severity of depression and diabetic complications were examined using logistic regression analysis.
RESULTS: According to the PHQ-9 scores, patients were classified into the following 3 categories: 0-4 points (n=2975); 5-9 points (n=842); and 10 or more points (n=466). Higher PHQ-9 scores were associated with increased odds ratios for retinopathy, symptoms related to peripheral polyneuropathy and autonomic neuropathy, and end-stage renal disease requiring dialysis after adjustment for age, gender, smoking status, and HbA1c (all p<0.05).
CONCLUSIONS: Significant relationships were found between depression severity and chronic diabetic complications among elderly Japanese patients with diabetes.
METHODS: This single-center cross-sectional study included 4283 patients with diabetes, 65 years and older (mean age was 73 ± 6 years, 38.7% were women, 3.9% had type 1 diabetes). Participants completed a self-administered questionnaire including items on subjective symptoms associated with diabetic microangiopathy, frequency of clinical visits due to vascular diseases (heart diseases, stroke, or gangrene), hospitalization, and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), a simple but reliable measure of depression. The associations between severity of depression and diabetic complications were examined using logistic regression analysis.
RESULTS: According to the PHQ-9 scores, patients were classified into the following 3 categories: 0-4 points (n=2975); 5-9 points (n=842); and 10 or more points (n=466). Higher PHQ-9 scores were associated with increased odds ratios for retinopathy, symptoms related to peripheral polyneuropathy and autonomic neuropathy, and end-stage renal disease requiring dialysis after adjustment for age, gender, smoking status, and HbA1c (all p<0.05).
CONCLUSIONS: Significant relationships were found between depression severity and chronic diabetic complications among elderly Japanese patients with diabetes.
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