(b).
| Nonsuicidal severely depressed subgroup | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | IG (N = 20) | CG (N = 20) | Total (N = 40) | ||||||
| T1 | T2 | T3 | T1 | T2 | T3 | T1 | T2 | T3 | |
| CES-D (SD) | 42.85 (2.99) | 29.33 (8.25) | 28.64 (11.79) | 44.05 (3.31) | 38.12 (8.48) | 36.07 (8.99) | 43.45 (3.17) | 33.72 (9.38) | 32.35 (11.01) |
| MDD diagnosis at baseline (%) | |||||||||
| Yes | 15 (75.0) | — | — | 17 (85.0) | — | — | 32 (80.0) | — | — |
| No | 5 (15.0) | — | — | 3 (15.0) | — | — | 8 (20.0) | — | — |
| Converted: BDI-II (SD) | 30.26 (2.03) | 21.07 (5.61) | 20.60 (8.02) | 31.08 (2.25) | 27.05 (5.76) | 25.65 (6.11) | 30.67 (2.16) | 24.06 (6.37) | 23.13 (7.49) |
| Average blood glucose level, HbA1c (SD) | 7.63 (1.89) | — | 8.52 (1.84) | 7.72 (1.63) | — | 7.63 (1.64) | 7.67 (1.74) | — | 7.97 (1.73) |
| PAID (SD) | 11.05 (5.30) | 9.80 (3.96) | 10.01 (4.96) | 13.70 (4.85) | 14.17 (4.58) | 13.23 (4.50) | 10.42 (4.40) | 9.59 (4.42) | 8.86 (4.48) |
CES-D: Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression; MDD: major depressive disorder; BDI-II: Beck Depression Inventory II, PAID: Problem Areas in Diabetes.