Metabolic syndrome associated with the onset of depressive symptoms among women but not men in rural Northeast China

Abstract Background The present study aimed to assess the cumulative incidence of major depressive disorder (MDD) among rural Chinese residents. Furthermore, we intended to estimate whether metabolic syndrome (MetS) was associated with MDD by both cross-sectional and prospective analysis. Method Dat...

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Main Authors: Shasha Yu, Xiaofan Guo, Guang Xiao Li, Hongmei Yang, Liqiang Zheng, Yingxian Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-020-02668-z