Type 1 diabetes

Increased risk of incident mental disorders in adults with new-onset type 1 diabetes diagnosed after the age of 19: A nationwide cohort study

Diabetes MetabPublished Population-based cohort study

Authors' conclusion

In this nationwide prospective study, new-onset type 1 diabetes in adulthood was significantly associated with a higher risk of mental disorders than in the general population without diabetes.

Study context

Population
Adults with new-onset T1D vs general population without diabetes, National Health Insurance Database, South Korea, January 2009–December 2020; median follow-up 7.94 years
Participants
10,391 vs 51,995
Exposure
New-onset T1D vs general population without diabetes
  • New-onset T1Dn = 10,391
  • Without diabetesn = 51,995reference
Outcome
Occurrence of mental disorders
Follow-up
Median 7.94 years
Methodological detailsnationwide, National Health Insurance Database, South Korea
  • Nationwide
  • National Health Insurance Database, South Korea

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Incident mental disorders

New-onset T1D

66 per 1000 person-years

Without diabetes

29 per 1000 person-years

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Parts of this Brief are withheld: the automatic checks could not confirm them against the abstract.

Original publication

Increased risk of incident mental disorders in adults with new-onset type 1 diabetes diagnosed after the age of 19: A nationwide cohort study. Diabetes Metab. Published 14 December 2023. doi:10.1016/j.diabet.2023.101505

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