Posttraumatic stress disorder and incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in a sample of women: a 22-year longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common, debilitating mental disorder that has been associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) and its risk factors, including obesity, in cross-sectional studies. If PTSD increases risk of incident T2D, enhanced surveillance in high-risk populations may be warranted.

Objective

To conduct one of the first longitudinal studies of PTSD and incidence of T2D in a civilian sample of women.

Design, setting, and participants

The Nurses' Health Study II, a US longitudinal cohort of women (N = 49,739). We examined the association between PTSD symptoms and T2D incidence over a 22-year follow-up period.

Main outcomes and measures

Type 2 diabetes, self-reported and confirmed with self-report of diagnostic test results

SUBMITTER: Roberts AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4522929 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature