OBJECTIVE The metabolic syndrome is associated with a high risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and Hispanics in the United States have higher rates than do other ethnic groups. We assessed the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and its individual components in Puerto Rican adults. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional study that used a probability cluster design to select a sample...

OBJECTIVE Although it is possible that the association between depression and the metabolic syndrome is a "two-way street," the metabolic syndrome as a predictor of depression has been little investigated. We examined whether the metabolic syndrome is associated with the onset of depressive symptoms in a cohort of middle-aged British civil servants. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Analyses includ...

CONTEXT Stress is suggested to lead to metabolic dysregulations as clustered in the metabolic syndrome, but the underlying biological mechanisms are not yet well understood. OBJECTIVE We examined the relationship between two main str systems, the autonomic nervous system and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, with the metabolic syndrome and its components. DESIGN The design was ...

BACKGROUND Metabolic syndrome components-waist circumference, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), triglycerides, systolic blood pressure and fasting glucose-are cross-sectionally associated with depression and anxiety with differing strength. Few studies examine the relationships over time or whether antidepressants have independent effects. METHODS Participants were from the Nether...

background: among chronic non-communicable diseases (cncds), the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes is more prominent. cncds origin in early life; with sedentary habits, notably prolonged screen time (st), leisure time spent on watching tv and working computer, suggested as one of their risk factors. we aimed to investigate the relationship between st and cardiometabolic risk fa...

The metabolic syndrome, a clustering of metabolic risk factors, has been reported to be associated with the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) (1). Questions have been raised about which components of the metabolic syndrome are more strongly associated with CVD (2), whether other combinations of the components have stronger associations (3), and the role of waist circumference in the definiti...

Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a serious public health concern worldwide; however, the pathogenesis of this disease has not been yet cleared. This study aimed to compare diet quality in obese/overweight participants with/without metabolic syndrome with normal weight controls.   Methods: This was a comparative study on 147 Iranian adults under treatment at the Endocrinology Cen...

Objective: Oxidative stress is involved in the pathophysiology of diabetes and cardiovascular complications of metabolic syndrome. The main objective of this study was to evaluate total antioxidant status by diphenylpicrylhydrazyl (DPPH)-scavenging activity in patients developed metabolic syndrome (MetS). Materials and Methods: Forty-four patients with MetS diagnosed on the basis of adult tre...