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. 2020 Sep 24;8(1):e001430. doi: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2020-001430

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Sensitivity test showing confounding factors for the wider gender gap in MDD among patients with diabetes: obesity (ICD-10 code E66) and alcohol-related disorders (F10) significantly reduced the effect size of diabetes on the gender gap in the diagnosis of depression. Renal failure (N17 and N18), nicotine dependence (F17), cardiovascular diseases (I20–I25), stroke (I63 and I64), atherosclerosis (I70), cancer and PTSD (F43) did not affect the gender gap. ICD-10, International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision; MDD, major depressive disorder; PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder