Depressive symptoms and quality of life in adolescents with type 2 diabetes: baseline data from the TODAY study

Barbara J Anderson, Sharon Edelstein, Natalie Walders Abramson, Lorraine E Levitt Katz, Patrice M Yasuda, Sylvia J Lavietes, Paula M Trief, Sherida E Tollefsen, Siripoom Vudhipoom McKay, Patricia Kringas, Terri Lynn Casey, Marsha D Marcus, Barbara J Anderson, Sharon Edelstein, Natalie Walders Abramson, Lorraine E Levitt Katz, Patrice M Yasuda, Sylvia J Lavietes, Paula M Trief, Sherida E Tollefsen, Siripoom Vudhipoom McKay, Patricia Kringas, Terri Lynn Casey, Marsha D Marcus

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.

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00081328.

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