Health risk behaviours, mental health and HbA1c: an overview of reviews of observational studies.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To implement an overview of reviews that discuss the current state of syntheses (such as systematic reviews) of only observational studies on health risk behaviours (HRBs), including smoking, alcohol intake, poor sleep, poor quality diet, common mental health problems (depression and anxiety), and glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c), while excluding synthesis of clinical trials.

Design

Overview of reviews or umbrella review following Preferred Reporting Items for Overviews of Reviews (PRIOR) guidelines.

Data sources

PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, PsycINFO-PsychArticles and Epistemonikos, searched from January 2013 to 30 June 2025.

Eligibility criteria

We included systematic reviews and meta-analyses of observational studies that assessed the relationship b

SUBMITTER: Mazumdar S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12625968 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature