Prevalence and Risk Factors of Depression among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Abstract

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a major public health issue on a global scale. The present study was conducted to assess risk factors and prevalence of depression in T2DM patients.

Materials & Methods: 120 type II diabetes mellitus patients of both genders were selected. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) criteria were used to determine whether depression was present.

Results: Out of 120 patients, 70 were males and 50 were females. Smoking was seen in 14 and 32, alcoholism in 6 and 14, duration of DM was 15.2 years and 14.3 years, family history of T2DM was seen in 7 and 18, insulin therapy was seen in 14 and 20 and type of family was joint: nuclear seen in 32:20 in patients with depression and 35:33 in patients without depression respectively. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). The mean HbA1c was 9.4% and 8.2%, FPG was 204.6 gm/dL and 196.4 gm/dL, PPG was 280.2 gm/dL and 232.5 gm/dL, and hemoglobin was 10.2 gm/dL and 11.6 gm/dL in patients with depression and without depression. The difference was significant (P< 0.05).

Conclusion: The majority of patients suffered from depression. Alcoholism, smoking, and a family history of diabetes mellitus were risk factors.