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Table 1 Characteristics of persons with type 1 diabetes according to depressive disorder

From: Prevalence and characteristics of depressive disorders in type 1 diabetes

 

% female

Percentage of first degree relative with depression (95% CI)

Mean HbA1c (%)(95% CI)

Mean HbA1c (mmol/mol) (95% CI)

Previous and/ or ongoing depressive disorders (n = 17)

76

53 (28, 77)

8.5 (7.6, 9.4)

66.8 (59.5, 78.1)

Ongoing major depression or dysthymia (n = 11)

64

64 (31, 89)

8.5 (7.0, 10.0)*

68.1 (53.5, 82.7)*

Previous episode(s) of depression (n = 6)

100

33 (4, 78)

8.6 (7.6, 9.5)

70.1 (59.7, 80.6)

No depressive disorder (n = 34)

41

32 (20, 54)

7.9 (7.5, 8.3)*

62.9 (58.7, 67.2)*

All persons with type 1 diabetes (n = 51)

53

39 (26, 54)

8.1 (7.7, 8.5)

64.9 (60.8, 69.1)

  1. *one value of HbA1c missing.