Association of Antidepressant Medications With Incident Type 2 Diabetes Among Medicaid-Insured Youths.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Antidepressants are one of the most commonly prescribed classes of psychotropic medications among US youths. For adults, there is emerging evidence on the increased risk of type 2 diabetes in association with antidepressant use. However, little is known about the antidepressant treatment-emergent risk of type 2 diabetes among youths.

Objective

To assess the association between antidepressant use and the risk of incident type 2 diabetes in youths by antidepressant subclass and according to duration of use, cumulative dose, and average daily dose.

Design, setting, and participants

A retrospective cohort study was conducted using Medicaid claims data from 4 geographically diverse, large states of youths 5 to 20 years of age who initiated antidepressant treatme

SUBMITTER: Burcu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6583651 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature