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Use of antidepressant agents and the risk of type 2 diabetes.
Antidepressant users may have a high tendency of developing type 2 diabetes.
This study evaluated the use of antidepressant medications in relation to the likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes. Using the Texas Medicaid Prescription Claim Database, researchers collated and analyzed data on the antidepressant usage of more than 40,000 subjects for a duration of 8 years. The type 2 diabetes odds ratios of the all participants in this study were also determined.
Researchers discovered that antidepressant users had higher chances of developing type 2 diabetes than non-users of these medications. This 2012 study of American men and women documented a positive association between antidepressant use and the risk of type 2 diabetes.
Research Summary Information
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2012
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Khoza S, Barner JC, Bohman TM, Rascati K, Lawson K, Wilson JP.
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Department of Clinical Pharmacology, College of Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, PO Box A 178, Avondale, Harare, Zimbabwe. skhoza53@gmail.com
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No, Free full text of study was not found.
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No. Source of funding disclosure not found
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No. Potential conflicts disclosure not found
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