Prevalence of depression in relation to glucose intolerance in urban south Indians--the Chennai Urban Rural Epidemiology Study (CURES-76).

Background: This study investigated the association between depression and glucose intolerance in urban residents of southern India.

Methods: Subjects were recruited from the Chennai Urban Rural Epidemiology Study, carried out on a representative sample of 26,001 subjects recruited from Chennai city in southern India. Subjects with known diabetes were excluded (n = 1,498).