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OBJECTIVE: To explore and compare the level of depression among male and female patients with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) in different hospitals of Karachi, Pakistan.METHODS: This comparative study was carried out in diabetes centers and diabetes departments of different hospitals during 1st January, 2010 to 31st December, 2012. A purposive sample consisting of 96 adults (48 males and 48 females) patients with T2DM with age ranging from 25 to 75 years (mean=41.2±12.3 years) belonging to different socioeco-nomic status were selected. After taking individual’s informed consent, demographic information was taken through a preformed demographic proforma. Depression was assessed through Salma Siddiqui Depression Scale (SSDS).RESULTS: The findings showed that mean SSDS score was 36.63±18.63 in female T2DM patients and 28.04±19.06 in male adults with T2DM (t=-2.25,p<.05). Moreover, prevalence rate of depression among both groups (male and female) indicates that females patients with T2DM fall under the category of mild level of depression with the ratio of 31.3%, 14.6% with moderate, and 25.0% with severe level of depression; while 25% males with T2DM fall in the category of mild, 6.3% moderate, and 18.8% in severe level of depression. CONCLUSION: Female adults with T2DM have more severe level on the construct of depression.
Umara Rauf, Uzma Ali. (2016) GENDER-BASED DIFFERENCES IN THE LEVEL OF DEPRESSION AMONG PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS IN KARACHI-PAKISTAN, KHYBER MEDICAL UNIVERSITY JOURNAL, Volume 8, Issue 2.
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