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Depression in diabetes and obesity: racial/ethnic/gender issues in older adults.

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Blazer, DG; Moody-Ayers, S; Craft-Morgan, J; Burchett, B
Published in: J Psychosom Res
October 2002

OBJECTIVES: This study focuses on the comorbidity between depression and diabetes, as well as depression and obesity, in a biracial community sample of older adults. METHODS: The data are drawn from a cross-sectional survey of five counties in North Carolina, USA, part of a longitudinal study of morbidity and mortality among elders in the urban and rural south. During the first wave of the survey, 4162 persons 65+ years of age participated in an interview at their homes. During this interview, data were collected to assess demographics, functional status, cognitive status, depression and self-report of diabetes. In addition, subjects were asked to estimate their height and weight for the interviewers, from which data body mass index (BMI) was estimated. RESULTS: In both uncontrolled and controlled analyses, female gender, lower education, functional impairment and cognitive impairment were associated with comorbid depression/diabetes and depression/high BMI. Age was not associated with comorbid depression/diabetes but younger age was associated with depression/cognitive impairment. African American race was strongly associated with depression/diabetes but not with depression/high BMI. CONCLUSIONS: More studies of comorbidity in the general population should be implemented to determine the relationship between these comorbid conditions and risk factors. Longitudinal studies are especially needed.

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J Psychosom Res

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0022-3999

Publication Date

October 2002

Volume

53

Issue

4

Start / End Page

913 / 916

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Sex Factors
  • Risk Factors
  • Racial Groups
  • Psychiatry
  • Obesity
  • North Carolina
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
 

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Blazer, D. G., Moody-Ayers, S., Craft-Morgan, J., & Burchett, B. (2002). Depression in diabetes and obesity: racial/ethnic/gender issues in older adults. J Psychosom Res, 53(4), 913–916. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-3999(02)00314-8
Blazer, Dan G., Sandra Moody-Ayers, Jennifer Craft-Morgan, and Bruce Burchett. “Depression in diabetes and obesity: racial/ethnic/gender issues in older adults.J Psychosom Res 53, no. 4 (October 2002): 913–16. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-3999(02)00314-8.
Blazer DG, Moody-Ayers S, Craft-Morgan J, Burchett B. Depression in diabetes and obesity: racial/ethnic/gender issues in older adults. J Psychosom Res. 2002 Oct;53(4):913–6.
Blazer, Dan G., et al. “Depression in diabetes and obesity: racial/ethnic/gender issues in older adults.J Psychosom Res, vol. 53, no. 4, Oct. 2002, pp. 913–16. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/s0022-3999(02)00314-8.
Blazer DG, Moody-Ayers S, Craft-Morgan J, Burchett B. Depression in diabetes and obesity: racial/ethnic/gender issues in older adults. J Psychosom Res. 2002 Oct;53(4):913–916.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Psychosom Res

DOI

ISSN

0022-3999

Publication Date

October 2002

Volume

53

Issue

4

Start / End Page

913 / 916

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Sex Factors
  • Risk Factors
  • Racial Groups
  • Psychiatry
  • Obesity
  • North Carolina
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female