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19423752

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-11-20
pubmed:abstractText
The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is being increasingly found in older populations. Depressive symptoms are prevalent in elderly populations, and they are associated with adverse outcomes, chiefly cardiovascular. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of the 30-item geriatric depression scale (GDS) score with MetS, as defined according to the National Cholesterol Education Program's Adult Treatment Panel III (ATP-III) criteria, in all 353 participants aged 75+ years living in Tuscania (Italy). Metabolic syndrome was associated with the GDS score in a multivariable linear regression analysis in women (beta s= 2.14, 95% CI = 0.14 to 4.14; P = .036), but not in men (beta = -.84, 95% CI = -3.17 to 1.49; P = .476), after adjusting. Analysis of the interaction term confirmed (P = .022) that such an association differed according to sex. Metabolic syndrome is independently associated with depressive symptoms in community-dwelling older women. Older women with depression should be prompted to undergo screening for MetS. Conversely, elderly women with MetS should be assessed for affective disorders.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0891-9887
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
215-22
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Depressive symptoms and metabolic syndrome: selective association in older women.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Catholic University of Medicine, Rome, Italy. postalice@tiscali.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't