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Depressive symptoms predispose females to metabolic syndrome: a 7‐year follow‐up study
Author(s) -
Vanhala M.,
Jokelainen J.,
KeinänenKiukaanniemi S.,
Kumpusalo E.,
Koponen H.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2008.01283.x
Subject(s) - metabolic syndrome , depression (economics) , beck depression inventory , logistic regression , medicine , national cholesterol education program , risk factor , major depressive disorder , population , depressive symptoms , psychiatry , obesity , anxiety , environmental health , amygdala , economics , macroeconomics
Objective: To evaluate the risk for developing metabolic syndrome when having depressive symptoms. Method: The prevalence of depressive symptoms and metabolic syndrome at baseline, and after a 7‐year follow‐up as measured with Beck depression inventory (BDI), and using the modified National Cholesterol Education Program – Adult Treatment Panel III criteria for metabolic syndrome (MetS) were studied in a middle‐aged population‐based sample ( n = 1294). Results: The logistic regression analysis showed a 2.5‐fold risk (95% CI: 1.2–5.2) for the females with depressive symptoms (BDI ≥10) at baseline to have MetS at the end of the follow‐up. The risk was highest in the subgroup with more melancholic symptoms evaluated with a summary score of the melancholic items in BDI (OR 6.81, 95% CI: 2.09–22.20). In men, there was no risk difference. Conclusion: The higher risks for MetS in females with depressive symptoms at baseline suggest that depression may be an important predisposing factor for the development of MetS.