Why the study?
Does the association between symptoms of depression and glycaemic control differ across gender in patients with diabetes?
Population
1,611 patients with diabetes (174 out-patients and 1,437 members of the Dutch Diabetes Association)
Comparison
Assessment of depression symptoms using the… vs Male vs. female patients
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Hypothesis-generating for stronger depression-HbA1c links in women with T2D; prospective studies needed before clinical adoption.
Does the association between symptoms of depression and glycaemic control differ across gender in patients with diabetes?
The association between depression symptoms and poor glycaemic control may be stronger in women with Type 2 diabetes compared to men.
Pouwer et al. (2001) studied this question.
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