Correlation between Depression Score and Blood Sugar Level

 Correlation between Depression Score with Blood Sugar Level and Total Cholesterol Level in Depression Patients of Grhasia Hospital

 

Context: Depression is a big problem that has medical, social and economic consequences. This cause suffering for patients and their families, make the medical condition worse and need expensive support system. The prevalence of depression in Indonesian society is quite high, ranging from 5-10%, twice more for women than men, and this will increase by about 5-10% per year. The condition of depression will increase the incidence of metabolic syndrome in the form of insulin resistance and increased serum lipid profile.

Objective: This study aims to determine the correlation between scores of depression with levels of blood sugar and total cholesterol levels in people with depression in Yogyakarta Grhasia Hospital.

Methods: Population study are depression patients in Grhasia Hospital, DIY. Sampling is done in consecutive sampling performed on inpatients and roads in by tracing the secondary data through medical records on patients with depression, primary data on blood glucose (GDS) and total blood cholesterol. The variables used are patients of depression, GDS, Total blood cholesterol. Analytic method using analytic correlatic research method with samples (n = 17).

Results: The results of the correlation between depression scores and sugar levels were not significant (p = 0.088, r = 0.391). Neither is the result of correlation between depression and total blood cholesterol with p = 0884, r = -0.035.

Conclusion: There is no correlation between depression scores between GDS level and total blood cholesterol levels.
 
Keywords: depression score – blood sugar levels – cholesterol levels