Investigating the longitudinal association between diabetes and anxiety: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Previous research has indicated an association between diabetes and anxiety. However, no synthesis has determined the direction of this association. The aim of this study was to determine the longitudinal relationship between anxiety and diabetes.

Methods

We searched seven databases for studies examining the longitudinal relationship between anxiety and diabetes. Two independent reviewers screened studies from a population aged 16 or older that examined either anxiety as a risk factor for incident diabetes or diabetes as a risk factor for incident anxiety. Studies that met eligibility criteria were put forward for data extraction and meta-analysis.

Results

In total 14 studies (n = 1 760 800) that examined anxiety as a risk factor for incident diabetes and two (n =

SUBMITTER: Smith KJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5969311 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature