Longitudinal investigation of the reciprocal relationship between depressive symptoms and glycemic control: The moderation effects of sex and perceived support.

ABSTRACT:

Aims/introduction

The present study investigated the longitudinal associations between depressive symptoms and glycemic control in nationally representative adults with type 2 diabetes, and tested the effects of sex and perceived family support in moderating this association.

Materials and methods

In this longitudinal study of middle-aged and older adults who participated in the 2002 and 2006 Health and Retirement Study, and the 2003 and 2006 Diabetes Study (n = 398), we applied a cross-lagged structural equation model to examine the reciprocal relationship between depressive symptoms and glycemic control over a 3-year period.

Results

Men and women were not different in terms of the depressive symptoms and glycemic control relationship, with a stronger association not

SUBMITTER: Chiu CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6497597 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature