Background: Both of Type 2 diabetes mellitus and depression are major public health problems. Diabetes mellitus is characterized by increased level of blood glucose, its prevalence is increasing globally. Depression is a psychological disorder that affects large number of population worldwide. Association between depression and type 2 diabetes mellitus was reported.

Aim: To define the prevalence of depression and its associated risk factors among adult patients with type 2 diabetes.

Method: This study is cross sectional single centre study, it was conducted on patients with type2 diabetes at primary care center, Security Forces Hospital, Riyadh Saudi Arabia. The study was performed between the period from 1st of May 2017 to 1st of Jun 2017, using validated questionnaire. Statistical analysis and possible correlations were performed.

Results: Depression was prevalent in 55% of Type2 Diabetes Mellitus patients, with more prevalence of simple depression (26.2%). Different factors were associated with the prevalence of depression including personal characteristics such as age (P-value=0.005), gender (P-value=0.005), educational level (P-value=0.006) and monthly income (P-value=0.0001) as well as clinical characteristics such as time of diagnosis (P-value=0.023) and presence of chronic diseases (P-value=0.027).

Conclusion: Depression was moderately prevalent among type 2 diabetic patients with more prevalence of simple depression. Age, gender, educational level, salary, time of disease diagnosis, and presence of chronic diseases were associated with depression prevalence.

Keywords: Depression prevalence, Type 2 diabetes, depression, Saudi Arabia.

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Layla Mansour Alotaibi

Family Medicine Resident