Factors associated with anxiety and depression among type 2 diabetes outpatients in Malaysia: a descriptive cross-sectional single-centre study.
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SUBMITTER: Ganasegeran K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4010817 | biostudies-other | 2014
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Factors associated with anxiety and depression among type 2 diabetes outpatients in Malaysia: a descriptive cross-sectional single-centre study.
Ganasegeran Kurubaran K Renganathan Pukunan P Manaf Rizal Abdul RA Al-Dubai Sami Abdo Radman SA
BMJ open 20140423 4
<h4>Objective</h4>To determine the prevalence and factors associated with anxiety and depression among type 2 diabetes outpatients in Malaysia.<h4>Design</h4>Descriptive, cross-sectional single-centre study with universal sampling of all patients with type 2 diabetes.<h4>Setting</h4>Endocrinology clinic of medical outpatient department in a Malaysian public hospital.<h4>Participants</h4>All 169 patients with type 2 diabetes (men, n=99; women, n=70) aged between 18 and 90 years who acquired follo ...[more]
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