title: The association between anxiety and measures of glycaemia in a population-based diabetes screening programme.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate associations between anxiety and measures of glycaemia in a White European and South Asian population attending community-based diabetes screening.
  
  
  METHODS
  In total, 4688 White European and 1353 South Asian participants (aged 40-75 years) without a previous diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes underwent an oral glucose tolerance test and HbA(1c) measurement, detailed history, anthropometric measurements and completed the short-form Spielberger State Trait Anxiety Inventory.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Anxiety was significantly higher in South Asian participants (mean 34.1; sd 0.37) compared with White European participants (mean 29.8; sd 0.13). Significant correlations were not identified between anxiety and fasting (r = -0.01, P = 0.75), 2-h glucose (r = -0.10, P = 0.24) or HbA(1c) (r = 0.01, P = 0.40).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Anxiety levels at screening were greater among South Asian people. Fasting, 2-h plasma glucose and HbA(1c) are not affected by anxiety during screening tests for diabetes. Current and proposed screening methods for diagnosis of diabetes are not affected by anxiety at screening.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Sciences Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK. na137@le.ac.uk
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aujla
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Skinner
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Gray
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Webb
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Srinivasan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Khunti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000097:blood*; D044466:Asian People; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test / Q000379:methods; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D044465:White People
chemical_list: D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin