title: Diabetes and depressive symptoms in korean women: the fifth korean national health and nutrition examination survey (2010-2011).
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between diabetes and depressive symptoms among Korean women.
  
  
  METHODS
  We performed an analysis of data for 6,572 women aged 30 or over obtained from the Fifth Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted in 2010 to 2011. We examined the presence of depressive symptoms and the treatment of depression according to diabetes status.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The presence of depressive symptoms was observed in 22.6% of subjects with diabetes. In the multiple logistic regression model, diabetes was associated with an increased risk of depressive symptoms (odds ratio [OR], 1.21; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.20 to 1.21) but the treatment of depression among diabetics was less common (OR, 0.54; 95% CI, 0.54 to 0.55). Uncontrolled diabetes (glycosylated hemoglobin ≥ 7%) was associated with an increased risk of depressive symptoms (OR, 1.71; 95% CI, 1.69 to 1.73) among diabetics.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Physicians should manage individuals with diabetes in consideration of the presence of depressive symptoms, especially in those with uncontrolled diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Yuseong Sun Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Han Na
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Sung
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Yuseong Sun Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Hong Seok
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Chae
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Yuseong Sun Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Eung Soo
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Research Institute for Medical Sciences, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Jong Sung
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kim
keywords: Depression; Diabetes Mellitus; Women