Depression in Patients with Diabetes: Does It Impact Clinical Goals?

William A. Rush; Robin R. Whitebird; Monica R. Rush; Leif I. Solberg; Patrick J. O'Connor

doi:10.3122/jabfm.2008.05.070101

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Table 1.

Comparison of Sociodemographic Factors in Those With Diabetes With and Without Depressive Symptoms

Variable	Diabetes Patients with No Depressive Symptoms (n = 752)	Diabetes Patients with Depressive Symptoms (n = 471)
Sex (% [n])
Male	57.7 (434)	52.9 (249)
Female	42.3 (318)	47.1 (222)
Age (years)	61.2	58.7
Race (% [n])
White	95.1 (708)	90.1 (419)
Black	1.5 (11)	5.0 (23)
Asian	1.2 (9)	2.4 (11)
Other	2.3 (17)	2.6 (12)
Marital status (% [n])
Married	73.5 (540)	66.2 (303)
Single	7.1 (52)	9.0 (41)
Separated/divorced	8.0 (59)	12.7 (58)
Widowed	9.5 (70)	12.2 (56)
Education (% [n])
Less than high school	4.9 (36)	7.1 (32)
High school	28.1 (205)	31.5 (143)
Vocational/business	12.7 (93)	13.7 (62)
Some college	23.6 (172)	24.9 (113)
College degree	16.3 (119)	15.2 (69)
Graduate school	14.4 (105)	7.7 (35)
Employment (% [n])
Full time	43.2 (317)	44.6 (204)
Part time	6.8 (50)	3.9 (18)
Unemployed	1.2 (9)	5.3 (24)
Retired	44.3 (325)	42.2 (193)
Other	4.5 (33)	3.9 (18)
Household Income (% [n])
<$25,000	14.0 (100)	20.5 (93)
$25,000 to $49,999	31.5 (225)	35.1 (159)
$50,000 to $74,999	20.6 (147)	18.1 (82)
≥$75,000	19.7 (141)	16.1 (73)
Won't Answer	14.3 (102)	10.2 (46)

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Table 2.

Relationship of Presence of Depression to Clinical Outcome Testing Rates and Goal Status in Postsurvey Year

Depression Symptoms	Postsurvey Year Clinical Measures
Depression Symptoms	A1c Tested	A1c at Goal	LDL Tested	LDL at Goal	SBP/DBP Tested	SBP at Goal	DBP at Goal
No (%)	84	50	68	56	90	51	41
Yes (%)	81	43	56	49	89	57	45
P	.241	.0176	<.0001	.0669	.549	.0435	.1557

A1c, glycohemoglobin; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure.

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Table 3.

Relationship of Presence of Antidepressant Treatment in Sample with Depression to Clinical Outcome Testing Rates and Goal Status in Postsurvey Year

Depression Symptoms on Medication	Postsurvey Year Clinical Measures
Depression Symptoms on Medication	A1c Tested	A1c at Goal	LDL Tested	LDL at Goal	SBP/DBP Tested	SBP at Goal	DBP at Goal
No (%)	81	38	57	51	85	51	40
Yes (%)	82	48	55	47	93	64	51
P	.7936	.0517	.8071	.5186	.0075	.0096	.0232