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Depression risk associated with spouses’ diabetes and cardiovascular events: a nationwide cohort study

  • By

  • Toshiaki Komura

  • Yusuke Tsugawa

  • Daisuke Yabe

  • Naoki Kondo

  • Kosuke Inoue

  • April 16, 2025

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    Spousal diabetes is linked to an increased risk of depression in individuals, with a hazard ratio of 1.08.

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    The study analyzed 521,010 married couples in Japan from 2015 to 2021, focusing on new-onset depression.

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    Cardiovascular disease (CVD) in spouses mediates the relationship between spousal diabetes and individual depression.

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    The findings emphasize the need for mental health support for family members of diabetes patients.

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    Research highlights the psychological burden diabetes places not only on patients but also on their family members.

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Depression risk associated with spouses’ diabetes and cardiovascular events: a nationwide cohort study

  • by Toshiaki Komura, Yusuke Tsugawa, Daisuke Yabe, Naoki Kondo, Kosuke Inoue

  • April 16, 2025

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