Is the association between depressive symptoms and glucose bidirectional? A population-based study.

Karolina WesołowskaMarko Elovainio Taina Hintsa Markus JokelaLaura Pulkki-RåbackJari LipsanenMarkus JuonalaOlli RaitakariLiisa Keltikangas-Järvinen

Published in: Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (2018)

The results showed a positive association between depressive symptoms and glucose levels in women but not in men. The direction of this relationship seems to be from depressive symptoms to glucose levels rather than the reverse. Changes in body fat, inflammation, alcohol consumption, or tobacco or cigarette smoking may not play a mediating role in this observed association. (PsycINFO Database Record

Keyphrases

depressive symptoms
alcohol consumption
social support
blood glucose
sleep quality
oxidative stress
polycystic ovary syndrome
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
pregnant women
pregnancy outcomes
insulin resistance
breast cancer risk
cervical cancer screening