Differences in the cluster of depressive symptoms between subjects with type 2 diabetes and individuals with a major depressive disorder and without diabetes

Autor: Rafael Simó, Joana Nicolau, Pilar Sanchis, L. Masmiquel, A Bonet, Regina Fortuny, J. Blanco, J.M. Romerosa, Concepcion Conchillo
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal of Endocrinological Investigation. 42:881-888
ISSN: 1720-8386
Popis: Depressive disorder encompasses a wide spectrum of somatic and psychological symptoms. It is not known whether there are differences regarding the cluster of depressive symptomatology between subjects with depression with and without T2DM. To explore whether the cluster of depression that prevails among depressive subjects with T2DM differs from individuals with depression, but without T2DM. 87 T2DM patients with a pathological Beck Depression Inventory test (BDI) were compared with 50 age- and gender-matched individuals with a major depressive disorder. All 21 items expressed in the BDI were compared between the two groups. The score obtained after administering the BDI was comparable between patients with T2DM and significant depressive symptoms and the control group (18.8 ± 2.7 vs 18.9 ± 3.4; p = 0.9). Subjects with T2DM had higher scores compared with the control group in the following items: sadness (1.4 ± 0.9 vs 0.9 ± 0.9; p = 0.011), difficulty in concentration (1.3 ± 0.8 vs 0.8 ± 0.8; p = 0.01), indecisiveness (1.1 ± 0.8 vs 0.5 ± 0.9; p = 0.012), worries about their health (1.3 ± 0.9 vs 0.6 ± 0.9; p
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