Why the study?
Do high depressive symptoms increase the risk of incident type 2 diabetes in older adults?
Population
4,681 adults 65 years and older from the Cardiovascular Health Study, free from diabetes at baseline.
Comparison
High depressive symptoms vs Lower depressive symptoms
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Annually from 1989 to 1999
Authors
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May inform diabetes risk assessment in older adults; extends observational data but remains hypothesis-generating.
Do high depressive symptoms increase the risk of incident type 2 diabetes in older adults?
Higher depressive symptoms in older adults are associated with an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, independent of traditional risk factors.
Mercedes R. Carnethon (2007) studied this question.
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