Background Depression and diabetes have been recognized as major public health issues
in China, however, no studies to date examined the factors associated with the development
of depression in patients with diabetes in China. This study aimed to estimate the
prevalence of co-morbid depression among adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and to
examine the influence factors of co-morbid depression in a group of patients with type 2 DM.
Methods The study was conducted from March l to May 31, 2012, in the Department of�…