en روانپزشكي Psychiatry پژوهشي Research <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span sans-serif="" style="font-family:Calibri,"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Background & Objective:</span></span></i></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""> Diabetes mellitus (DM) became a critical worldwide issue in last few decades. One of the progressive concerns is mental health in diabetic patients. Anxiety is one of mental health disorders that is comprehensively prevalent in diabetic patients. The investigation of anxiety in diabetes and poor glycemic control and other factors is related to comorbid anxiety with diabetes.</span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span sans-serif="" style="font-family:Calibri,"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Materials & Methods:</span></span></i></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""> 220 diabetic patients who were registered on Fasa diabetes registry system. We interviewed them on telephone and collected Persian version of Beck anxiety inventory (BAI).</span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span sans-serif="" style="font-family:Calibri,"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Result:</span></span></i></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""> Our study showed that prevalence of anxiety in diabetic patients was 29.5%. Among this the majority of them were females, i.e. 148 patients (67.3 %) and 72 (32.7%) were males and mean age was 57.16 years. Among all factors, glycemic control (glycosylated hemoglobin type A1C (HbA1C) and FBS) were not significantly related to anxiety in diabetes subjects. However significant relation between demographic factors (sex, having child and job) was detected. </span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span sans-serif="" style="font-family:Calibri,"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Conclusion:</span></span></i></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""> Our study revealed a high prevalence of anxiety among diabetic patients and shows a significant relation with factors like sex, occupation, and job satisfaction. On the other hand, no significant relation between glycemic control and anxiety was observed. However, longitudinal study needs to identify detailed risk factors.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span sans-serif="" style="font-family:Calibri,"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></span></b></span></span></span><br> &nbsp; diabetes, anxiety, diabetes mellitus, glycosylated hemoglobin type A1C  302 310 http://jabs.fums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-3111-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Farzaneh Modaresi فرزانه مدرسی dr.farzanehmodaresi2019@yahoo.com 100319475328460026549 100319475328460026549 No Department of Psychiatry, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran گروه روانپزشکی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی فسا، فسا، ایران Mahboubeh Eslamzadeh محبوبه اسلام زاده Eslamzadehmh@mums.ac.ir 100319475328460026550 100319475328460026550 No Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran مرکز تحقیقات روانپزشکی و علوم رفتاری، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی مشهد، مشهد، ایران Mohammad Ali Rezaei Motlagh محمدعلی رضایی مطلق ferasat.motlagh74@gmail.com 100319475328460026551 100319475328460026551 No Student Research Committee, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran کمیته تحقیقات دانشجویی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی فسا، فسا، ایران Babak Pezeshki بابک پزشکی Babakpezeshki@yahoo.com 100319475328460026552 100319475328460026552 No Non Communicable Diseases Research Center (NCDRC),Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran مرکز تحقیقات بیماری‌های غیرواگیر، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی فسا، فسا، ایران Aliasghar Karimi علی اصغر کریمی Dr_aliasgharkarimi@yahoo.com 100319475328460026553 100319475328460026553 No Non Communicable Diseases Research Center (NCDRC),Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran مرکز تحقیقات بیماری‌های غیرواگیر، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی فسا، فسا، ایران Amir Ansari Dr.amiransari84@yahoo.com 100319475328460026554 100319475328460026554 Yes Department of Internal Medicine, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran گروه داخلی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی فسا، فسا، ایران