Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Study Finds Type 2 Diabetes Affects Men and Women Differently
A study looked at how type 2 diabetes affects men and women differently.
It found that women with the condition were more likely to be diagnosed with certain mental health problems.
These included anxiety, depression and somatoform disorders.
About 8.1% of women received one of these diagnoses.
Among men, the figure was 5.3%.
The study also found that men were more likely to be diagnosed with CVD/ESRD across all age groups.
This suggests that men and women may face different health challenges after developing type 2 diabetes.
The researchers said women may have a gender-specific vulnerability to some mental health conditions.
Women with type 2 diabetes were more likely than men to receive a mental health diagnosis.
Mental health conditions included anxiety, depression and somatoform disorders.
The diagnosis rate was 8.1% among women and 5.3% among men.
Men had a higher probability than women of being diagnosed with CVD/ESRD across all age groups.
The findings were reported in a PLOS Medicine study on sex differences in type 2 diabetes outcomes.
- Who
- Men and women with type 2 diabetes.
- What
- A PLOS Medicine study found that type 2 diabetes is associated with different health outcomes in men and women.
- When
- After people developed type 2 diabetes; the study’s publication date is not specified.
- Why
- The study examined differences in diagnoses, finding greater mental health diagnosis rates among women and greater CVD/ESRD diagnosis probability among men.
- Publication
- PLOS Medicine study
- Condition studied
- Type 2 diabetes
- Mental health diagnosis rate among women
- 8.1%
- Mental health diagnosis rate among men
- 5.3%
- Mental health conditions listed
- Anxiety, depression and somatoform disorders
- Higher-probability outcome among men
- Diagnosis with CVD/ESRD across all age groups