title: The interactive effects of type 2 diabetes mellitus and schizophrenia on all-cause mortality: The Fremantle Diabetes Study.
abstract: In a study of the effects of type 2 diabetes and schizophrenia on mortality in 1296 community-based diabetic patients followed for a mean±SD 12.9±6.1years and in 5159 matched non-diabetic residents, 0.4% of each group had schizophrenia. Patients with both conditions had a six-fold adjusted increased risk of death.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine and Pharmacology, the University of Western Australia, Fremantle Hospital, Western Australia. Electronic address: wendy.davis@uwa.edu.au.
authors.forename: Wendy Angela
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.affiliation: School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, the University of Western Australia, Fremantle Hospital, Western Australia.
authors.forename: Sergio E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Starkstein
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine and Pharmacology, the University of Western Australia, Fremantle Hospital, Western Australia.
authors.forename: David G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Bruce
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine and Pharmacology, the University of Western Australia, Fremantle Hospital, Western Australia.
authors.forename: Timothy M E
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015331:Cohort Studies; D015897:Comorbidity; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053208:Kaplan-Meier Estimate; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008498:Medical Record Linkage; D008875:Middle Aged; D009026:Mortality; D015995:Prevalence; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D012307:Risk Factors; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D012737:Sex Factors; D014504:Urban Health; D014904:Western Australia / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Interaction; Mortality; Premature death; Schizophrenia; Type 2 diabetes mellitus