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Objective: To determine the prevalence of anxiety and depression in diabetic versus non-diabetic persons in relation to socio-demographic and clinical risk factors Methods: A total of 217 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (mean(SD) age: 53.7(8.1) years, 56.7% were females) and 100 age-matched non-diabetic control subjects (mean(SD) age: 36.9(10.6) years, 67.0% were females) were included in this cross-sectional questionnaire based survey. Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) subscale scores for anxiety (HADS-A) and depression (HADS-D) were evaluated in diabetic patients in comparison to non-diabetics as well as in relation to socio-demographic and diabetes related characteristics. Results: Similar prevalence of  anxiety and depression was noted in diabetic (42.4% and 35.5%, respectively) and non-diabetic (49.0% and 39%, respectively) groups. In the diabetic group, female gender (p<0.001 and p=0.009, respectively) and low income status (p=0.035 and p=0.025, respectively) were associated with higher scores for both HADS-A and HADS-D, while in the control group, both HADS-A and HADS-D scores were significantly higher in the younger age (<45 years, p=0.008 for each). Apart from significantly higher scores for HADS-A in diabetic patients in case of ≥1 diabetic complications (p=0.009), no significant difference in HADS scores was noted with respect to disease characteristics. Conclusion:  Our findings revealed socio-demographic rather than diabetes related factors to be important correlates of anxiety and depression among patients with diabetes and thereby no difference between diabetics and controls in terms of depression and anxiety levels. 

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