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Published on: December 2, 2015
Behavioural and clinical factors associated with depression among individuals with diabetes
Z Yekta1, R Pourali, R Yavarian
1Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Islamic Republic of Iran. yekta42@yahoo.com
Abstract:
Depression has been linked to greater mortality and morbidity in diabetic patients, but this issue has not been adequately studied in the Islamic Republic of Iran. This cross-sectional study described the prevalence of depression in patients attending a diabetes clinic in Urmia and determined the associated sociodemographic, behavioural and clinical factors. Of 295 patients, 128 (43.4%) had depression scores (> or = 15) on the Beck Depression Inventory. The mean score for all patients was 15.4 (SD 9.5). Those with depression were significantly older and less educated than those without depression, had a longer duration of diabetes and were more likely to suffer complications. On logistic regression analysis, older age was the only variable significantly associated with depression.
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