Higher levels of psychological distress are associated with a higher risk of incident diabetes during 18 year follow-up: results from the British household panel survey

Reviews have shown that depression is a risk factor for the development of type 2 diabetes. However, there is limited evidence for general psychological distress to be associated with incident diabetes. The aim of the present study was to test whether persons who report higher levels of psychologica...

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Hauptverfasser: Mommersteeg, Paula M.C. (VerfasserIn) , Herr, Raphael (VerfasserIn) , Schneider, Sven (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 23 December 2012
In: BMC public health
Year: 2012, Jahrgang: 12
ISSN:1471-2458
DOI:10.1186/1471-2458-12-1109
Online-Zugang:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-1109
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-1109
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Verfasserangaben:Paula MC Mommersteeg, Raphael Herr, Wobbe P. Zijlstra, Sven Schneider and François Pouwer
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Zusammenfassung:Reviews have shown that depression is a risk factor for the development of type 2 diabetes. However, there is limited evidence for general psychological distress to be associated with incident diabetes. The aim of the present study was to test whether persons who report higher levels of psychological distress are at increased risk to develop type 2 diabetes during 18 years follow up, adjusted for confounders.
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ISSN:1471-2458
DOI:10.1186/1471-2458-12-1109