Deschênes SS, et al. - Considering the prior studies indicating depression as a risk factor for type 2 diabetes (T2D), researchers examined associations between depression and anxiety comorbidity with the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D). Depressive and anxiety symptoms at baseline were assessed in 78,025 participants without diabetes at baseline from the Lifelines Cohort Study (age range=30-75 years) via the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview. During an approximately 3.8-year follow-up period, 1,096 of these participants developed diabetes. Compared to those without depressive or anxiety symptoms, those with comorbid depressive and anxiety symptoms were noted to have a higher tendency for developing T2D. A strong association of a subgroup of depression (depression with comorbid anxiety) with the risk of T2D was also suggested.