Behavioural and clinical factors associated with depression among individuals with diabetes/Facteurs comportementaux et cliniques associes a la depression chez les individus diabetiques

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. Of295 patients, 128 (43.4%) had depression scores ([greater than or equal to] 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. Une relation a ete etablie entre une mortalite et une morbidite plus fortes chez les patients diabetiques, mais le sujet n'a pas ete correctement etudie en Republique islamique d'Iran. Cette etude transversale decrivait la prevalence de la depression chez les patients suivis dans une clinique du diabete a Urmia et definissait les facteurs socio-demographiques comportementaux et cliniques qui y sont associes. Sur 295 patients, 128 (43,4%) avaient un score de depression ([mayor que o igual a] 15) sur l'Inventaire de la depression de Beck. Le score moyen pour l'ensemble des patients etait 15,4 (ecart type 9,5). Les patients souffrant de depression etaient nettement plus ages et moins eduques que ceux qui n'en souffraient pas, etaient diabetiques depuis plus longtemps et presentaient davantage de risques de complications. A l'analyse de regression logistique, l'age etait la seule variable significative associee a la depression.