Key result
Among primary care patients with type 2 diabetes, a 10-unit increase in depressive symptom severity was significantly associated with a 0.26 percentage point increase in HbA1c.
Why the study?
Hungarian primary care data on the prevalence of depression and anxiety symptoms and their impact on glycemic control in diabetes were lacking.
Population
338 consecutive patients with type 2 diabetes from six primary care practices
Design
Cross-sectional study
Authors
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Depressive symptom screening may flag poorer glycemic control in Hungarian primary care; leaves open whether treating depression improves HbA1c.
Cross-Sectional (n=338)
Yes
Mean Difference: 0.26 (95% CI 0.02–0.5)
p-value: p=0.03191
Among primary care patients with type 2 diabetes, more severe depressive symptoms, but not anxiety symptoms, are independently associated with worse glycemic control.
Hargittay et al. (2022) conducted a cross-sectional in Type 2 diabetes (n=338). Depressive symptoms (BDI score) vs. Lower depressive symptom scores was evaluated on Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) level (0.26 percentage point increase per 10-unit BDI increase, 95% CI 0.02-0.50, p=0.03191). Among primary care patients with type 2 diabetes, a 10-unit increase in depressive symptom severity was significantly associated with a 0.26 percentage point increase in HbA1c.
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