Endocrine Abstracts

Objective

To evaluate the frequency of common risk factors for depression development in patients with the diabetes mellitus of the type 2 (DM 2).

Materials and methods

163 patients with DM 2 at the age of 40–65 years old, period of DM is 11.18 [4.28; 22.33] years. The evaluation of the anxiety and depression level was carried out with the use of the Hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS); a questionnaire was carried out with the use of specially developed form to reveal common risk factors for depression development. A study group was divided into 2 subgroups depending on the level of depression in accordance with the HADS: group 1 included patients with DM 2 and depression (n = 46) and group 2 included patients with DM 2 without depression (n = 117).

Results

1. There are more patients that live alone (23.9% in comparison with 9.4% consequently, ρ = 0.04) and person with disability status (69.6% in comparison with 47.9% consequently, ρ = 0.03), among patients with DM 2 and depression, than among patients with DM 2 without depression.

2. The disability status is associated with the risk for depression development in DM 2 (OR = 2.41; P = 0.01; 95% CI 1.16–4.19)