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-WillerPublished 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.
Keyphrases
- major depressive disorder
- bipolar disorder
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- peritoneal dialysis
- weight loss
- physical activity
- breast cancer risk
- glycemic control
- type diabetes
- cervical cancer screening
- pregnant women
- patient reported outcomes
- skeletal muscle
- weight gain
- metabolic syndrome