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. 2024 Jan 22;47(4):620–628. doi: 10.2337/dc23-0642

Table 2.

Association of depression symptoms and diabetes distress with subsequent risk of GRADE primary metabolic outcome (HbA1c ≥7% subsequently confirmed)

Primary metabolic outcome (unadjusted) Primary metabolic outcome (model 1*) Primary metabolic outcome (model 2**)
HR (95% CI) P HR (95% CI) P HR (95% CI) P
Separate models
 Depression symptoms
  PHQ-8 total score 1.01 (1.00–1.03) 0.123 1.01 (1.00–1.03) 0.076 1.01 (1.00–1.03) 0.110
  PHQ-8 total score (≥10 vs. <10) 1.03 (0.84–1.27) 0.747 1.09 (0.88–1.34) 0.422 1.13 (0.91–1.41) 0.272
  PHQ-8 somatic depression score 1.09 (0.98–1.21) 0.105 1.10 (0.99–1.23) 0.080 1.10 (0.98–1.24) 0.113
  PHQ-8 cognitive-affective depression score 1.06 (0.95–1.19) 0.266 1.09 (0.97–1.22) 0.146 1.09 (1.00–1.23) 0.193
 Diabetes distress
  DDS average score 1.13 (1.05–1.22) 0.001 1.04 (0.96–1.12) 0.351 1.10 (1.01–1.20) 0.027
  DDS average score (≥2 vs. <2) 1.21 (1.06–1.38) 0.005 1.08 (0.94–1.23) 0.287 1.16 (1.00–1.33) 0.050
  DDS emotional distress 1.11 (1.05–1.18) 0.001 1.03 (0.97–1.10) 0.303 1.07 (1.00–1.15) 0.071
  DDS regimen-related distress 1.09 (1.02–1.15) 0.007 1.03 (0.97–1.09) 0.310 1.07 (1.01–1.15) 0.033
  DDS physician-related distress 1.07 (1.00–1.14) 0.054 1.03 (0.96–1.10) 0.448 1.08 (1.00–1.16) 0.058
  DDS interpersonal distress 1.08 (1.01–1.15) 0.016 1.00 (0.94–1.07) 0.957 1.04 (0.96–1.11) 0.334
Joint model
 PHQ-8 total score 1.00 (0.99–1.02) 0.734 1.01 (1.00–1.03) 0.151 1.01 (1.00–1.02) 0.494
 DDS average score 1.12 (1.04–1.22) 0.004 1.01 (0.93–1.10) 0.775 1.09 (0.99–1.19) 0.082

*Model 1, preplanned analyses, with adjustment for sex, race/ethnicity, randomized treatment group, and baseline values of age, duration of T2DM, BMI, and HbA1c.

**Model 2, post hoc analyses, with model 1 adjustments plus education and income.

Bold type represents P < 0.01.