Depression and diabetes in a rural community in Pakistan
| Autor: | Akhtar Hussain, Bjørgulf Claussen, Shaheen Asghar, Naeem Zahid |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Male Rural Population Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Endocrinology Risk Factors Rating scale Diabetes mellitus Environmental health Primary prevention Intervention (counseling) Diabetes Mellitus Prevalence Internal Medicine medicine Humans Pakistan Depression (differential diagnoses) Sex Characteristics Rural community Depression business.industry General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Obesity Female Rural area business |
| Zdroj: | Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 79:124-127 |
| ISSN: | 0168-8227 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.diabres.2007.07.006 |
| Popis: | Aims To determine the prevalence of depression amongst subjects with diabetes and associated risk factors in a rural area of Pakistan. Methods One thousand two hundred and ninety rural individuals aged 20 years and above were randomly included in the study. Fasting plasma glucose (FPG), BMI, WHR were recorded. Depression was assessed by Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS). Results The prevalence of depression was 5.4% (95% CI: 4.2–6.6), slightly higher amongst women compared to men. Depression prevalence was 14.7% (6.6–22.8) amongst those with diabetes as opposed to 4.9 (3.7–6.1) amongst those without diabetes. Age, gender, and diabetes were independent risk factors for depression, while obesity had a protective effect. Conclusions A relatively low prevalence of depression were recorded amongst the rural inhabitants, while a high prevalence was observed amongst diabetic subjects in Pakistan. This may suggest that psychiatric intervention may be required both for improved care and for primary prevention of diabetes. |
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