Antidepressant use before and after the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes: a longitudinal modeling study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine antidepressant use before and after the diagnosis of diabetes.

Research design and methods

This study was a longitudinal analysis of diabetic and nondiabetic groups selected from a prospective cohort study of 151,618 men and women in Finland (the Finnish Public Sector Study, 1995-2005). We analyzed the use of antidepressants in those 493 individuals who developed type 2 diabetes and their 2,450 matched nondiabetic control subjects for each year during a period covering 4 years before and 4 years after the diagnosis. For comparison, we undertook a corresponding analysis on 748 individuals who developed cancer and their 3,730 matched control subjects.

Results

In multilevel longitudinal models, the odds ratio for antidepressant use in those who devel

SUBMITTER: Kivimaki M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2890343 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature