Key result
Metabolic syndrome shows no overall association with depressive symptoms in Japanese adults.
Why the study?
Does metabolic syndrome increase the prevalence of depressive symptoms in Japanese employees?
Cross-Sectional (n=458)
Does metabolic syndrome increase the prevalence of depressive symptoms in Japanese employees?
The study suggests that metabolic syndrome is not significantly associated with mild-to-moderate depressive symptoms in a Japanese working population, though severe depression may be linked to fasting hyperglycemia in men.
Should not guide depression screening by metabolic syndrome status in Japanese workers; leaves open a possible hyperglycemia-severe depression link in men for prospective study.
OBJECTIVES: Evidence is limited on the relation between metabolic syndrome and depressive symptoms. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the association between metabolic syndrome and depressive symptoms in a Japanese working population. METHODS: The study subjects comprised 458 municipal employees (age range 21-67 years) from two municipal offices in Japan. A modified version of the criteria of the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III was used to define metabolic syndrome. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES_D) scale. RESULTS: Depressive symptoms (CES_D ≥ 16) in both the male and female subjects were not significantly associated with metabolic syndrome nor with each component of metabolic syndrome. In men, high fasting glucose was associated with increased prevalence of severe depressive state (CES_D ≥ 23). CONCLUSIONS: Metabolic syndrome may not be associated with depressive status among Japanese employees.
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Kimura et al. (2011) conducted a cross-sectional in Metabolic syndrome and depressive symptoms (n=458). Metabolic syndrome vs. Absence of metabolic syndrome was evaluated on Depressive symptoms (CES_D ≥ 16). Metabolic syndrome and its components were not significantly associated with depressive symptoms in male or female Japanese municipal employees, though high fasting glucose was associated with severe depression in men.
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