Type 2 diabetes mellitus and anxiety symptoms: a cross-sectional study in Peru.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Information about the effect of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) awareness in the prevalence of anxiety disorders is scarce. Moreover, reports from resource-constrained and semiurban settings are usually focused on hospital-based data, instead of population-based surveys. We aimed to evaluate the association between T2DM and anxiety symptoms, with emphasis on T2DM awareness.

Methods

A secondary data analysis was conducted using information from a population-based study. The outcome of interest was the presence of anxiety symptoms assessed by the Goldberg anxiety test, while the exposure variable was T2DM, defined using the oral glucose tolerance test. In addition, another definition was used based on self-reported T2DM awareness of previous diagnosis. Prevalence ra

SUBMITTER: Arteaga-Zarate G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9111365 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature