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ABSTRACT: Objective
The study objective was to examine the prevalence of depressive symptoms and relationships to quality of life and demographics in the Treatment Options for Type 2 Diabetes in Adolescents and Youth (TODAY) study's large, ethnically diverse youth with type 2 diabetes.Research design and methods
A total of 704 youth with type 2 diabetes <2 years' duration, aged 10-17 years, and BMI ≥85th percentile completed depressive symptoms and quality of life measures.Results
Some 14.8% reported clinically significant depressive symptoms, and older girls had significantly higher rates than older boys.Conclusions
Rates of significant depressive symptoms were similar to those of healthy adolescents and lower than those of teens with type 1 diabetes. Elevated depressive symptoms, particularly in older girls, suggest clinicians assess vulnerability.
SUBMITTER: Anderson BJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3177750 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Anderson Barbara J BJ Edelstein Sharon S Abramson Natalie Walders NW Katz Lorraine E Levitt LE Yasuda Patrice M PM Lavietes Sylvia J SJ Trief Paula M PM Tollefsen Sherida E SE McKay Siripoom Vudhipoom SV Kringas Patricia P Casey Terri Lynn TL Marcus Marsha D MD
Diabetes care 20110811 10
<h4>Objective</h4>The study objective was to examine the prevalence of depressive symptoms and relationships to quality of life and demographics in the Treatment Options for Type 2 Diabetes in Adolescents and Youth (TODAY) study's large, ethnically diverse youth with type 2 diabetes.<h4>Research design and methods</h4>A total of 704 youth with type 2 diabetes <2 years' duration, aged 10-17 years, and BMI ≥85th percentile completed depressive symptoms and quality of life measures.<h4>Results</h4> ...[more]