Letters
Insulin resistance and depression
BMJ 2005; 330 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.330.7497.965-b (Published 21 April 2005) Cite this as: BMJ 2005;330:965
Authors' reply
- Markku Timonen, acting professor (mtimon@sun3.oulu.fi),
- Ulla Rajala, research fellow,
- Mauri Laakso, senior lecturer,
- Jari Jokelainen, biostatistician
- Department of Public Health Science and General Practice, University of Oulu, Box 5000, FIN-90014 Oulu, Finland
- Unit of General Practice, Oulu University Hospital, 90029 OYS, Finland
EDITOR—The median Beck depression inventory score was 6 for both impaired glucose tolerance and type 2 diabetes, whereas a score of < 10 is considered the threshold for non-depression.1 We emphasise, however, that although people with type 2 diabetes have an increased prevalence of depression, most of them remain non-depressed. …
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