Depressive Symptoms, Co-Morbidities, and Glycemic Control in Hong Kong Chinese Elderly Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Depressive Symptoms, Co-Morbidities, and Glycemic Control in Hong Kong Chinese Elderly Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Background and objectivesUndiagnosed depression is an important comorbidity in type 2 diabetes (T2D) which can be detected using the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15) questionnaire. In this cross-sectional study, we examined the associations of depression using GDS score with control of cardiometa...

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Main Authors: Annie C. H. Fung, Gary Tse, Hiu Lam Cheng, Eric S. H. Lau, Andrea Luk, Risa Ozaki, Tammy T. Y. So, Rebecca Y. M. Wong, Joshua Tsoh, Elaine Chow, Yun Kwok Wing, Juliana C. N. Chan, Alice P. S. Kong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
diabetes
depression
elderly
GDS-15
hypoglycaemia
comorbidities
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2018.00261/full

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