Depression is associated with heart failure in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

• Published in: Frontiers in public health Vol. 11; p. 1181336
• Main Authors: Chen, Yanying, Long, Chen, Xing, Zhenhua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 25.05.2023
• Subjects: 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9); depression; Depression - epidemiology; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - complications; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - epidemiology; heart failure (HF); Heart Failure - epidemiology; Humans; mental health; Public Health; Quality of Life; Risk Factors; type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM); heart failure (HF); depression; 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9); mental health; type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated with an increased risk of heart failure (HF). Depression, a common comorbidity of T2DM, may further increase the risk of heart failure (HF). We investigated the association between depression and incident HF in patients with T2DM. Depressive symptoms wer...