Why the study?
The study was conducted to examine the association between antidepressant medication use and the risk of type 2 diabetes.
Does antidepressant medication use increase the risk of type 2 diabetes in women?
Population
63 999 women free of drug-treated type 2 diabetes at baseline in 2005
Comparison
Antidepressant users vs non-users
Design
Prospective cohort study
Follow-up
6-year
Authors
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May warrant glycemic monitoring in women on antidepressants; leaves open causality and confounding.
Does antidepressant medication use increase the risk of type 2 diabetes in women?
Antidepressant use in women is associated with a significantly increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes over a 6-year period.
Silva et al. (2020) studied this question.
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