Children with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and the Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders

    Authors

    W. M. Block; G. J. Putzer;J. R. Jaramillo

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    South.Med.J.

    Keywords

    children and adolescents; epidemiology of chronic disease; prevalence; psychiatric disorders; type 2 diabetes mellitus; NUTRITION EXAMINATION SURVEY; IMPAIRED FASTING GLUCOSE; UNITED-STATES; SOCIOECONOMIC-STATUS; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; NATIONAL-HEALTH; US; ADOLESCENTS; RISK-FACTORS; OVERWEIGHT; YOUTH; Medicine, General & Internal

    Abstract

    Objective: Type 2 diabetes is a common disease, afflicting more than 20 million Americans. Psychiatric disorders, particularly depression, have been previously correlated with diabetes. Methods: The objectives of this study were to determine the frequency of psychiatric illnesses in a type 2 pediatric diabetic cohort and to examine if there were any significant demographic differences between diabetic children with psychiatric disorders and diabetic children without psychiatric disorders. A retrospective chart review was performed on patients from two southeastern children's hospitals. Results: In our study, 26.2% (67 of 256) of diabetic patients were diagnosed with neuropsychiatric disorders (NPD). A comparison between gender frequencies of affected and unaffected patients suggested a statistical difference (P = 0.009). It appears that pediatric diabetic males are affected with NPD to a greater extent than females. Patients diagnosed with neurological disorders showed a body mass index average of 39.03, which was statistically different from non-diagnosed NPD patients (P = 0.0313). Conclusions: To our knowledge, this is the first report to demonstrate the frequency of psychiatric disorders in a cohort of pediatric type 2 diabetics in the southeastern US. This study provides information regarding children afflicted with type 2 diabetes mellitus and the frequency of neuropsychiatric morbidities. This information may be useful for crafting future health policies and quality improvement interventions.

    Journal Title

    Southern Medical Journal

    Volume

    103

    Issue/Number

    12

    Publication Date

    1-1-2010

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    1214

    Last Page

    1218

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000284529600008

    ISSN

    0038-4348

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