Depressive symptoms and risk factors in Chinese persons with type 2 diabetes
Our objective was to study depressive symptoms and potential risk factors in Chinese persons with type 2 diabetes. Zung self-rating depression scale (ZSDS) was used to scan depressive symptoms. Correlation between depressive symptoms and sociodemographic and medical factors were analyzed by logistic...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Archives of medical research 2004-07, Vol.35 (4), p.301-307 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Our objective was to study depressive symptoms and potential risk factors in Chinese persons with type 2 diabetes.
Zung self-rating depression scale (ZSDS) was used to scan depressive symptoms. Correlation between depressive symptoms and sociodemographic and medical factors were analyzed by logistic regression.
Of 222 patients with type 2 diabetes (115 males, 107 females, age 56.36 ± 12.67 years, disease duration 7.36 ± 6.32 years), a total of 51 (23.0%) patients were categorized as having depressive symptoms. Percentage of depressive symptoms in females was higher than in males (29.0% vs. 17.6%, χ
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ISSN: | 0188-4409 1873-5487 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.arcmed.2004.04.006 |