As many as 1 in 5 people with diabetes experience moderate-to-severe symptoms of anxiety.1 An analysis of the NESARC-III dataset, which included 36,138 people with diabetes, found that many types of mood and anxiety disorders were prevalent in the sample.3
A secondary analysis of data from a 60-week study of 200 people with serious mental illness and diabetes found that 47% of participants had at least one anxiety disorder:2
- Panic disorder: 15.5%
- Agoraphobia: 18.5%
- Social phobia: 17.5%
- Generalized anxiety disorder: 25.5%
Individuals in the study with an anxiety disorder had higher severity of illness compared with those without.2 Overall, anxiety disorders in people with diabetes are common and require further study to better support patients.2
CI=confidence interval; NESARC-III=National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions – III; OR=odds ratio
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