Return to search

Depression in Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Individuals: Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Diet

About 8.3% of individuals diagnosed with diabetes mellitus (DM) are diagnosed with comorbid depression, a higher rate than the general adult population. This project examined the differences of depression symptoms experienced between diabetic and matched non-diabetic individuals and the relationship of daily activity and nutrition behaviors with depression between these groups. The 2005-2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) was utilized to assess: depression symptoms, diabetic glycemic control as measured by glycoginated hemoglobin (HbA1c), amount of physical activity, percentage of macronutrients, daily frequencies of foods consumed, and the use of nutritional food labels to make food choices. A sample of diabetic (n = 451) and non-diabetic individuals (n = 451) were matched to on age, gender, ethnicity, and education. The diabetic individuals experienced greater depression on both continuous and ordinal diagnostic variables. Counter to expectation, there was no relationship observed between depression and HbA1c in diabetic individuals, r = .04, p > .05.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc33146
Date12 1900
CreatorsEdwards, Kate G.
ContributorsGuarnaccia, Charles A., Vosvick, Mark A., Watkins, C. Edward
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formativ, 132 p. : ill., Text
RightsPublic, Copyright, Edwards, Kate G., Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Page generated in 0.0019 seconds