Key result
Metabolic syndrome affects ~28% of depressed patients, linked to older age, female gender, and severity.
Why the study?
Depression promotes metabolic syndrome and doubles its risk, prompting the need to assess sociodemographic and clinical profiles, metabolic parameters, and the link between depression severity and metabolic syndrome.
Population
160 patients diagnosed with depression attending a psychiatry outpatient department in Puducherry
Design
Cross-sectional study
Authors
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May prompt screening evaluation in depression; hypothesis-generating for integrated care due to cross-sectional design.
Cross-Sectional (n=160)
No
A high prevalence of metabolic syndrome (27.5%) was found among patients with depressive disorders, emphasizing the importance of comprehensive screening and integrated care.
Moorthy et al. (2025) conducted a cross-sectional in Depressive disorder (n=160). Among patients with depressive disorder, the prevalence of metabolic syndrome was 27.5%, which was significantly associated with increasing age, female gender, and greater depression severity.
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