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Type 2 Diabetes Among People With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Vancampfort, Davy, Rosenbaum, Simon, Ward, Philip B., Steel, Zachary, Lederman, Oscar, Lamwaka, Alice Veronica, Richards, Justin W., Stubbs, Brendon·2016·Psychosomatic Medicine

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OBJECTIVE: To clarify the prevalence and predictors of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in people with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and where possible compare this to healthy controls. METHODS: We searched major electronic databases until May 2015 for studies reporting T2DM prevalence in people with PTSD. Two independent authors extracted data and completed methodological quality appraisal. A random-effects meta-analysis was used. RESULTS: From 1171 candidate publications after exclusions, nine publications were included (n = 23,396; 28.6% male; mean age = 35-60 years). The overall prevalence of T2DM was 10.0% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 8.1%-12.0%). Subgroup analysis demonstrated that war veterans experience higher prevalence of T2DM (16.3%; 95% CI = 5.2%-31.8%; n studies = 3, n = 473) compared with mixed samples (11.8%; 95% CI = 6.34-18.7, p < .001; n studies = 4, n = 2753). Increasing age (β = 0.0593, 95% CI = 0.010-0.109, z = 2.34, p = .019), median year of publication (β = -0.08, 95% CI = -0.14 to -0.03, z = -3.09, p = .002), and a lower percentage of white participants (β = -3.21, 95% CI = -5.12 to -1.29, z = -2.28, p = .001) predicted prevalence of T2DM. A relative risk meta-analysis comparing controls (n = 125,723) against those with PTSD (n = 23,203) demonstrated a significantly increased risk of T2DM (n studies = 5, relative risk = 1.49, 95% CI = 1.17-1.89, p = .001). CONCLUSIONS: People with PTSD are at a high risk for developing T2DM. The current findings should, however, be interpreted with caution because most studies were based on self-report data.

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Authors
Vancampfort, D., Rosenbaum, S., Ward, P. B., Steel, Z., Lederman, O., Lamwaka, A. V., Richards, J. W., & Stubbs, B.
Affiliations
The University of Sydney (AU)
Corresponding author
Vancampfort, Davy
Venue
Psychosomatic Medicine
Published
2016-05
Volume
78
Issue
4
Pages
465-473
ISSN
0033-3174 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2338348701
Cited by
97
References
53
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2026: 4 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 17 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 1
FWCI
1.19
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Psychosomatic Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion)
  • Lirias (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
Keywords
type 2 diabetes, post-traumatic stress disorder, diabetes prevalence, war veterans, diabetes risk factors, age, racial differences, relative risk, military health
MeSH terms
Adult, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

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