The relationship between microvascular complications and depression in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who use insulin
Mehmet Ali Eren 1 * , Ayşe Nur Torun, Suzan Tabur, Muharrem İngeç, Mehmet Demir, Tevfik Sabuncu, İbrahim Fatih Karababa
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1 Department of Endocrinology, Harran University Faculty of Medicine, Şanlıurfa, Turkey* Corresponding Author

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to assess the relationship between Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and its complica­tions with the severity of depression.
Methods: Eighty diabetics under the age of 65 using insulin were enrolled and clinical and biochemical data were recorded. The severity of neuropathy was deter­mined by the “United Kingdom neuropathy screening score” (UKNS) whereas the severity of depression was determined by the “Beck depression scale” (BDS). Ne­phropathy and retinopathy were assessed by the micro­albumin-creatinine ratio in spot urine samples and by de­tailed examination of the retina with an ophthalmoscope, respectively.
Results: There were more patients who has high neurop­athy severity in the group with the highest Beck depres­sion scale score (p<0.001). In the correlation analyses, positive correlation was found between the severity of depression determined by the BDS and UKNS (r=0.231, p=0.039). No relationship was found between nephropa­thy, retinopathy and severity of depression.
Conclusion: There was significant relationship between the severity of neuropathy and that of depression. Hence, cases with a diagnosis of Type 2 DM require screening in terms of neuropathy and the presence of depression. Ap­propriate approach towards such conditions associated with each other may be crucial in the context of increasing the quality of life.

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Article Type: Research Article

J Clin Exp Invest, Volume 4, Issue 1, March 2013, 34-39

https://doi.org/10.5799/ahinjs.01.2013.01.0230

Publication date: 14 Mar 2013

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