Effect of depression on progression to end‐stage renal disease or pre‐end‐stage renal disease death in advanced diabetic nephropathy: A prospective cohort study of the Diabetes Study from the Center of Tokyo Women’s Medical University

This study aimed to determine the effect of depression on the progression to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and pre-ESRD death in patients with advanced diabetic nephropathy.This single-center prospective cohort study enrolled Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes and advanced diabetic nephropathy. The total Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score was used to evaluate depression at baseline and classified patients into: no, mild and severe...