Key result
Higher depressive symptoms were associated with incident metabolic syndrome in white men (HR 1.25; 95% CI 1.08-1.45) and white women (HR 1.17; 95% CI 1.00-1.37), but not in black adults.
Why the study?
Do higher depressive symptoms increase the development of metabolic syndrome in young adults?
Cohort (n=3,208)
Do higher depressive symptoms increase the development of metabolic syndrome in young adults?
Effect estimate: HR 1.25 (95% CI 1.08-1.45)
Higher depressive symptoms are modestly associated with the onset of metabolic syndrome in white adults, but this association is not observed in black adults.
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Association limited to white adults should not change practice; leaves open race-specific risks needing diverse prospective confirmation.
Womack et al. (2016) conducted a cohort in Metabolic syndrome (n=3,208). Depressive symptoms was evaluated on Incident metabolic syndrome (HR 1.25, 95% CI 1.08-1.45). Higher depressive symptoms were associated with incident metabolic syndrome in white men (HR 1.25; 95% CI 1.08-1.45) and white women (HR 1.17; 95% CI 1.00-1.37), but not in black adults.
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