Clinical Focus ›› 2023, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (6): 516-520.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-583X.2023.06.006

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High-risk identification of depressive symptoms in middle-elderly patients with diabetes

Wu Yanan1, Yan Tianmei2, Liang Peng3a, Wei Limin3b()   

  1. 1. Graduate School of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, China
    2. Graduate School of Hebei North University, Zhangjiakou 075000, China
    3. a. Department of Neuropsychology; b. Department of Endocrinology, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang 050000, China
  • Received:2023-03-27 Online:2023-06-20 Published:2023-08-18
  • Contact: Wei Limin, Email: 15133130672@163.com

Abstract:

Objective To detect the depressive symptoms in middle-elderly patients with diabetic, and to provide evidence for identifying high-risk groups of pooled diabetic and depression. Methods According to the 2018 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) data, a total of 1815 eligible middle- elderly diabetic patients aged 45 years and over were recruited, including these patients who was being treated with a certain method. Depression score was adopted by the 10-item Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CESD-10) questionnaire, and the presence of depressive symptoms was defined as ≥10 points. Univariate and multivariate Logistic regression analysis were performed to analyze the detection of depressive symptoms in middle-elderly patients with diabetic.Resultss There were 790 (43.5%) patients pooled diabetic and depressive symptoms among 1815 patients. In the results of Logistic regression analysis, pulmonary disease, stroke, kidney disease, memory-related disease, arthritis chronic disease, education level of junior high school and below, female, and rural residence were the risk factors for depressive symptoms in middle-elderly patients with diabetic. Conclusion The detection rate of depressive symptoms in middle-elderly diabetic patients is at a high level in China, especially women, living in rural areas, low educational background, patients with lung disease, stroke, kidney disease. The memory related diseases, arthritis and chronic diseases should be paid more attention.

Key words: diabetes mellitus, depression, high-risk groups

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