Key result
The abstract describes the objective to assess the association of insulin resistance with depressive symptoms in a prospective cohort of middle-aged men, but reports no results.
Why the study?
Does insulin resistance affect depressive symptoms in middle aged men?
Cohort
Does insulin resistance affect depressive symptoms in middle aged men?
No results reported despite stated objective; leaves open any association of insulin resistance with depressive symptoms in middle-aged men.
Insulin resistance may protect against depression, possibly through an effect on circulating free fatty acid concentrations and brain serotonin concentration, 1 2 although a recent study contradicted these findings. 3 Studies to date have either used indirect measures of insulin resistance, 1 or they have been cross sectional. 2 3 We assessed the association of insulin resistance with depressive symptoms in a prospective cohort.
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Lawlor et al. (2005) conducted a cohort in Depressive symptoms. Insulin resistance was evaluated on Depressive symptoms. The abstract describes the objective to assess the association of insulin resistance with depressive symptoms in a prospective cohort of middle-aged men, but reports no results.
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