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ArticleBrain and behavior2015

Depression, anxiety disorders, and metabolic syndrome in a population at risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Kai G Kahl, Ulrich Schweiger, Christoph Correll, Conrad Müller, Marie-Luise Busch, Michael Bauer, Peter Schwarz

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Article in Brain and behavior, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers.

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39citing papers in PubMed
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39 citing papers in PubMed, 88 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Kai G KahlDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Carl-Gustav-Carus University TU Dresden, Germany ; Department of Psychiatry, Social Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Hannover Medical School Hannover, Germany.
Ulrich SchweigerDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, UK-SH, Lübeck University Medical School Lübeck, Germany.
Christoph CorrellThe Zucker Hillside Hospital, Psychiatry Research, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System Glen Oaks, New York.
Conrad MüllerDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Carl-Gustav-Carus University TU Dresden, Germany.
Marie-Luise BuschDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Carl-Gustav-Carus University TU Dresden, Germany.
Michael BauerDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Carl-Gustav-Carus University TU Dresden, Germany.
Peter SchwarzDepartment of Internal Medicine, Carl-Gustav-Carus University TU Dresden, Germany.
University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus · DETU Dresden · DEUniversity of Lübeck · DEZucker Hillside Hospital · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDepressive symptoms have been associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), but less is known about anxiety disorders that can be comorbid or exist without depression.

methodsWe evaluated the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in subjects consecutively examined at an outpatient clinic for diabetes prevention who were at-risk for T2DM, defined by FINDRISK scores, and compared metabolic syndrome (MetS) frequencies between subjects with and without psychiatric morbidity, entering also relevant variables for MetS into multivariate analyses. All subjects underwent an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). Psychiatric diagnosis was confirmed using a Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV.

resultsOf 260 consecutively screened subjects, 150 (56.9±8.1 years old, males=56.7%, BMI=27.2±4.1 kg/m2) were at-risk for T2DM and were included. MetS, present in 27% of males and 25% of females, was significantly associated with having a current anxiety disorder (P<0.001) and lifetime major depression (P<0.001). In logistic regression analysis, MetS was significantly associated with lifetime major depression, presence of any anxiety disorder, body weight, and physical activity.

conclusionsOur data in a high-risk group for T2DM support the association between depressive disorders and MetS, pointing to a similar role of anxiety disorders. Screening for anxiety and depression is recommended in this group at risk for T2DM.

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Anxiety DisordersDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Major Depressive DisorderMetabolic SyndromeBody Mass IndexComorbidityDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersFemaleGermanyGlucose Tolerance TestHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrevalencePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesRisk AssessmentAnxiety disordersmajor depressive disordermetabolic syndromemood disorderstype 2 diabetes mellitus

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