The Relationship between Depression and Metabolic Syndrome in the Elderly Population: The Cohort Aging Study

Objective: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) and depression are two important causes of disability in the elderly. The association between MetS and depressive symptoms in Iranian elderly is unclear. In this population-based study, we aimed at evaluating the relationship between MetS and its components with...

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Main Authors: Afsaneh Bakhtiari, Maryam Hashemi, Seyed Reza Hosseini, Shabnam Omidvar, Ali Bijani, Farzan Khairkhah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2018-08-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://ijps.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijps/article/view/1148