Background The assessment of comorbid physical illness and metabolic or cardiovascular
risk factors as potential risk factors for onset of major depressive disorder (MDD) is crucial …

Background A considerable amount of research suggests that depression may be
associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and the risk factors for the development of …

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a leading cause of global disease burden. Hence,
examining the role of risk and protective factors for MDD is an important target in …

Background and aims: Major depressive disorder (MDD) has been associated with the
Metabolic Syndrome (MetS). As previous data strongly suggested sex and age effects on …

Objective The evidence of the association between depression and metabolic syndrome is
increasing, but the existence of sex differences in this association remains controversial. The …

Background: Recent studies on the prospective association between metabolic syndrome
(MetS) and depression have reported conflicting findings. Methods: A cohort study was …

Background Uncertainty still surrounds the association between metabolic syndrome (MetS)
and depression. We aimed to evaluate the association between MetS and elevated …

Background The purpose of this meta-analysis was to quantitatively analyze the association
between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and the risk of depressive symptoms. Methods Three …

Objective People with depression often suffer from comorbid, chronic physical diseases.
Little is known about how demographic characteristics such as age and sex influence the …

Objective The association between ecological/lifestyle factors and major depressive
disorder (MDD) have been provided but was inconsistent as characteristics of population …