DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMATOLOGY AND SMOKING AMONG PERSONS WITH DIABETES

The purpose of this study was to determine whether (a) symptoms of dep ression are more prevalent and severe among diabetic smokers than diab etic nonsmokers, (b) smoking is related to depressive symptomatology a mong diabetic patients, and (c) there is a positive relationship betwe en number of cigarettes smoked and severity of depressive symptoms. Di abetic non-smokers (n = 103) and diabetic smokers (n = 83) were survey ed regarding symptoms of depression as measured by the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Depressive symptomatology was more prevalent and sev ere among smokers than nonsmokers. Smoking was significantly associate d with depressive symptomatology. Among smokers, the number of cigaret tes smoked per day was independently associated with cognitive symptom s of depression. (C) 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.