October 1, 2007Filmcritica
Are psychological characteristics related to risk of the metabolic syndrome? A review of the literature
Key result
Psychological characteristics, especially depression, hostility, and anger, may increase the risk for the metabolic syndrome.
Why the study?
Do psychological characteristics increase the risk of metabolic syndrome?
Design
Review
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Hypothesis-generating for psychological risk factors; leaves open need for prospective trials before screening or intervention.
Structured PICO
Do psychological characteristics increase the risk of metabolic syndrome?
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Intervention
Psychological characteristics (especially depression, hostility, and anger)
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Outcome
Risk of metabolic syndrome
Psychological characteristics such as depression, hostility, and anger may increase the risk of developing metabolic syndrome, highlighting a potential target for prevention.
Limitations
- More prospective studies with diverse samples are needed to delineate the direction of the relationship
- Experimental investigations are needed to test for causality
- More prospective studies with diverse samples are needed
Cite This Study
Goldbacher et al. (2007) conducted a review in Metabolic syndrome. Psychological characteristics (depression, hostility, anger) was evaluated on Risk of metabolic syndrome. Psychological characteristics, especially depression, hostility, and anger, may increase the risk for the metabolic syndrome.