Lifetime prevalence of comorbid mood disorders in a representative sample of Canadians with type 1 diabetes.
OBJECTIVE
To compare the lifetime prevalence of mood disorders among those with and without type 1 diabetes.


METHODS
Data from a nationally representative sample were obtained. Individuals were classified as having type 1 diabetes if a health professional diagnosed them with diabetes before age 30 and they began insulin within 1 month of their diagnosis (N=314).


RESULTS
The prevalence of mood disorders in persons with type 1 diabetes was 7.9% (95% CI 3.1-12.7) compared to 5.6% (95% CI 5.4-5.8) for those without type 1 diabetes (age- and sex-adjusted OR=1.56, 95% CI 1.04-2.34).


CONCLUSIONS
Future research would benefit from the use of community-based representative samples.
Fuller-Thomson
Esme
E
Faculty of Social Work, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. esme.fuller.thomson@utoronto.ca
Milinovich
Jami-Leigh
JL
Merighi
Joseph R
JR
D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence
D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin