Why the study?
Do depressive symptoms increase the risk of metabolic syndrome in apparently healthy employed adults?
Do depressive symptoms increase the risk of metabolic syndrome in apparently healthy employed adults?
Depressive symptoms are associated with an increased risk of metabolic syndrome and its components, particularly in women, suggesting a gender-specific link between depression and cardiovascular risk.
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May support gender-specific cardiometabolic screening; hypothesis-generating for causal links, requiring prospective studies before practice change.
Toker et al. (2007) studied this question.
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