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KMID : 0607720040150040648
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Journal of Korean Community Nursing
2004 Volume.15 No. 4 p.648 ~ p.654
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Depression Trends by Gender in Diabetic Patients of the Community
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Kim Hee-Seung
Kim Kyung-Mi
Kim Hyun-Jung
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the depression trends by gender in type2 diabetic patients.
Method: One hundred Participants were recruited from the endocrinology outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital in an urban city. Depression was measured using the Beck Depression Inventory. Glycosylated hemoglobin was
determined by a high-performance liquid chromatography technique. Fasting plasma glucose and 2?hour post-prandial blood glucose were analyzed by the glucose oxidase method.
Results: The Depression score was significantly higher in diabetic women (10.4) than in male diabetic patients
(7.8). In male diabetic patients, depression was positively correlated with glycosylated hemoglobin (r=0.35, p= 0.006). However, there was no correlation between depression and glycosylated hemoglobin in female diabetic patients.
Conclusion: These findings indicate that depression score was significantly higher in female diabetic patients and the depression was positively correlated with glycosylated hemoglobin in male diabetic patients.
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KEYWORD
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Type 2 diabetes, Correlation, Depression, Plasma glucose
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