title: Association between depression and higher glucose levels in middle-aged Mexican patients with diabetes.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We report an association between depression and glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM-2).
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty-five diabetic patients (26 men and 39 women) aged 40-60 years were studied within 5 years of the diagnosis. The patients were assessed using the depression scale validated in Spanish, and serum glucose and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels were measured. Pearson's correlation was used to identify associations between depression and DM-2 and glycemic control; p < 0.05 was accepted as significant.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sex, age, anthropometric measures, and time since the diagnosis of DM-2 did not differ between patients with and without depression.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patients with depression had higher fasting glucose and HbA1c levels, and these levels correlated significantly with the depression score.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Psicología, División de Salud, Universidad de Guanajuato. josema_delaroca@yahoo.com.mx
authors.forename: José María
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: De la Roca-Chiapas
authors.forename: Martha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hernández-González
authors.forename: Margarita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Candelario
authors.forename: María de la Luz
authors.initials: Mde L
authors.lastname: Villafaña
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hernández
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Solorio
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rivera
authors.forename: Modesto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sosa
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jasso
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D001827:Body Height; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D003863:Depression / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin