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Diabetes mellitus is associated with a higher risk for major depressive disorder in women than in men.

Carola DeischingerElma DervicMichael LeutnerLana Kosi-TreboticPeter KlimekAlexander KautzkyAlexandra Kautzky-Willer
Published in: BMJ open diabetes research & care (2021)
Diabetes mellitus is a stronger risk factor for MDD in women than in men, with the greatest width of the gender gap between 40 and 49 years. High-risk patients for MDD, such as overweight female patients with diabetes, should be more carefully assessed and monitored.
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