Objective. To study the association between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and self-perceived
depression. Design. A cross-sectional community-based study. Setting. Semi-rural …

Objective: To examine the reciprocal associations between depressive symptoms and
clinical definitions of the metabolic syndrome in childhood and adulthood. Design …

BACKGROUND: We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome (MetS)
and its components in subjects with predominantly melancholic or non-melancholic …

Objective: Only a few studies have dealt with the association of metabolic syndrome with
depression and anxiety. We studied whether metabolic syndrome and its components are …

Objective: To evaluate the risk for developing metabolic syndrome when having depressive
symptoms. Method: The prevalence of depressive symptoms and metabolic syndrome at …

Objective: Previous cross-sectional studies have suggested that patients with depression
have a high risk for metabolic syndrome. As there is a paucity of data concerning the …

AIM: The evidence is conflicting as to whether or not metabolic syndrome (MetS) is
associated with depression and anxiety. For this reason, we have investigated the …

OBJECTIVE—There is a recognized association among depression, diabetes, and
cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to examine in a sample representative of …

Background Recent studies on the association between the metabolic syndrome (MetS) and
depression have reported conflicting findings. This 1‐year cohort study aims to evaluate the …

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