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Kinley DJ, Lowry H, Katz C, Jacobi F, Jassal DS, Sareen J. Depression and anxiety disorders and the link to physician diagnosed cardiac disease and metabolic risk factors. Gen Hosp Psychiatry 2015; 37:288-93. [PMID: 25896947 DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2015.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2013] [Revised: 03/30/2015] [Accepted: 03/31/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE There has been increasing interest in the relationship between cardiac and metabolic conditions with mental illness. Many studies have found associations between these conditions and depression but results with anxiety disorders have been mixed. We explore these relationships in a nationally representative survey using physician diagnoses of physical conditions and DSM-IV psychiatric disorders. METHODS Data came from the nationally representative German Health Survey (N=4181, age 18-65). Physician diagnoses of angina, myocardial infarction, congestive heart, hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes, and obesity were examined in relation to depression and anxiety disorders, which were assessed through a modified version of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview. Multiple logistic regression analyses were used to examine the associations between these conditions. RESULTS After adjusting for sociodemographics, psychiatric comorbidity, and substance use, having an anxiety disorder was associated with increased odds of cardiac conditions and metabolic risk factors with odds ratios ranging from 1.3 to 3.3. Depression was not associated with any of the conditions but was associated with poor medical compliance for health conditions on two outcomes measured. Anxiety was also associated with reduced medical compliance for one health behaviour measured. CONCLUSION Anxiety disorders, but not depression, were associated with metabolic and cardiac conditions in our sample. Both conditions were related to some aspects of poor self-care for health conditions and therefore may be linked to negative outcomes.
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- D Jolene Kinley
- Department of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saschetchewan, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Technical University of Dresden, Dresden, Saxony, Germany
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- Section of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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OBJECTIVES Psychological well-being predicts favorable cardiovascular outcomes, but less evidence addresses biological mediators underlying these effects. Therefore, associations among well-being and metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) were examined in a national sample. METHODS Survey of Midlife in the US participants (MIDUS; n = 1205) provided survey assessments of hedonic (positive affect, life satisfaction) and eudaimonic well-being (e.g., personal growth and purpose in life) at two waves 9 to 10 years apart. MetSyn components were measured during an overnight clinic visit at Time 2 only. Outcomes included the number of MetSyn risk factors and a binary outcome reflective of MetSyn status. RESULTS The unadjusted prevalence of MetSyn was 36.6%. Life satisfaction (B [standard error {SE}] = -0.12 [0.04], p = .005), positive affect (B [SE] = -0.10 [0.04], p = .009), and personal growth (B [SE] = -0.10 [0.04], p = .012) predicted fewer MetSyn components and lower risk of meeting diagnostic criteria in fully adjusted models. Results were unchanged by adjustments for depressive symptoms, and were not moderated by age, sex, race, or socioeconomic status. Life satisfaction (B [SE] = -0.11 [0.05], p = .023) and a eudaimonic well-being composite (B [SE] = -0.11 [0.05], p = .045) also predicted fewer components and lower risk of meeting diagnostic criteria in longitudinal models. CONCLUSIONS Psychosocial resources, including positive affect, life satisfaction, and personal growth, predicted reduced risk for MetSyn both cross sectionally and longitudinally. Further work should examine consequences of these linkages for cardiovascular outcomes in intervention contexts.
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Wu X, Tao S, Zhang Y, Zhang S, Tao F. Low physical activity and high screen time can increase the risks of mental health problems and poor sleep quality among Chinese college students. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0119607. [PMID: 25786030 PMCID: PMC4364939 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 178] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2014] [Accepted: 01/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To test the independent and interactive associations of physical activity (PA) and screen time (ST) with self-reported mental health and sleep quality among Chinese college students. METHOD Data were collected in October, 2013. The gender, age, residential background, body mass index (BMI), perceived family economy and perceived study burden were obtained from a total of 4747 college students (41.6% males and 58.4% females). The outcomes were self-reported PA status, ST, anxiety, depression, psychopathological symptoms and sleep quality. Analyses were conducted with logistic regression models. RESULTS Overall, 16.3%, 15.9% and 17.3% of the students had psychological problems, such as anxiety, depression and psychopathological symptoms, respectively. The prevalence of poor sleep quality was 9.8%. High ST was significantly positively associated with anxiety (OR=1.38, 95%CI: 1.15-1.65), depression (OR=1.76, 95%CI: 1.47-2.09), psychopathological symptoms (OR=1.69, 95%CI: 1.43-2.01) and poor sleep quality (OR=1.32, 95%CI: 1.06-1.65). High PA was insignificantly negatively associated with anxiety, depression, psychopathological symptoms and poor sleep. Low PA and high ST were independently and interactively associated with increased risks of mental health problems and poor sleep quality (p<0.05 for all). CONCLUSION Interventions are needed to reduce ST and increase PA in the lifestyles of young people. Future research should develop and measure the impacts of interventions and their potential consequences on sleep, health, and well being.
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- Xiaoyan Wu
- Department of Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Population Health & Aristogenics, Hefei, China
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- Department of Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Population Health & Aristogenics, Hefei, China
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- Department of Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Population Health & Aristogenics, Hefei, China
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Henry NJM, Smith TW, Butner J, Berg CA, Sewell KK, Uchino BN. Marital quality, depressive symptoms, and the metabolic syndrome: a couples structural model. J Behav Med 2015; 38:497-506. [PMID: 25677374 DOI: 10.1007/s10865-015-9619-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2013] [Accepted: 01/13/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The indirect association of marital quality with metabolic syndrome (MetS) through depressive symptoms was examined in 301 middle-aged and older couples. MetS components (i.e., waist circumference, blood pressure, blood draws to assess triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, and fasting glucose) were assessed following a 12-h fast, and were treated as a continuous latent variable for analyses. In structural equation modeling of this indirect effect, overall model fit was good, and husbands' and wives' marital quality was associated with MetS only through depressive symptoms. Joint tests of the parameters indicated that gender did not moderate this association. The best fitting, most parsimonious model, after nested model comparisons, was one in which husbands' and wives' indirect paths were equated. Overall, marital quality was related to MetS through its relationship to depressive symptoms for men and women. Associations of marital quality and depression with MetS may overlap, and couple-based approaches to psychosocial risk factors for cardiovascular disease may be useful in future research.
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- Nancy J M Henry
- Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University Health Care, University of Utah School of Medicine, 30 North 1900 East, Salt Lake City, UT, 84132, USA,
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Rutters F, Pilz S, Koopman ADM, Rauh SP, Pouwer F, Stehouwer CDA, Elders PJ, Nijpels G, Dekker JM. Stressful life events and incident metabolic syndrome: the Hoorn study. Stress 2015; 18:507-13. [PMID: 26186032 DOI: 10.3109/10253890.2015.1064891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Stressful life events are associated with the metabolic syndrome in cross-sectional studies, but prospective studies addressing this issue are rare and limited. We therefore evaluated whether the number of stressful life events is associated with incident metabolic syndrome. We assessed the association between the number of stressful life events experienced in the 5 years up until baseline and incident metabolic syndrome after 6.5 years at follow-up in the Hoorn study, a middle-aged and elderly population-based cohort. Participants with prevalent metabolic syndrome at baseline were excluded. Metabolic syndrome was defined according to the Adult Treatment Panel III, including fasting plasma glucose levels, HDL-C levels, triglyceride levels, waist circumference and hypertension. We included 1099 participants (47% male; age 60 ± 7 years). During 6.5 years of follow-up, 238 participants (22%) developed the metabolic syndrome. Logistic regression adjusted for age, sex, education level and follow-up duration showed a positive association between the number of stressful life events at baseline and incident metabolic syndrome [OR 1.13 (1.01-1.27) per event, p = 0.049]. In addition, a Poisson model showed a significant positive association between the number of stressful life events at baseline and the number of metabolic syndrome factors at follow-up [OR 1.05 (1.01-1.11) per event, p = 0.018]. Finally, we observed a significant association between the number of stressful life events at baseline and waist circumference at follow-up [adjusted for confounders β 0.86 (0.39-1.34) cm per event, p < 0.001]. Overall, we concluded that persons who reported more stressful life events at baseline had a significantly increased risk for developing metabolic syndrome during 6.5 years of follow-up, in a middle-aged and elderly population-based cohort.
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- Femke Rutters
- a Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- b EMGO + Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Centre , Amsterdam , the Netherlands
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- c Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism , Medical University of Graz , Graz , Austria
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- a Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- b EMGO + Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Centre , Amsterdam , the Netherlands
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- a Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- b EMGO + Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Centre , Amsterdam , the Netherlands
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- d Centre of Research on Psychology in Somatic Diseases (CoRPS), Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University , Tilburg , the Netherlands
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- e Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Research Institute (CARIM) , Maastricht University Medical Centre , Maastricht , the Netherlands , and
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- b EMGO + Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Centre , Amsterdam , the Netherlands
- f Department of General Practice , VU University Medical Centre , Amsterdam , the Netherlands
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- b EMGO + Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Centre , Amsterdam , the Netherlands
- f Department of General Practice , VU University Medical Centre , Amsterdam , the Netherlands
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- a Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- b EMGO + Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Centre , Amsterdam , the Netherlands
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Jeffery AN, Hyland ME, Hosking J, Wilkin TJ. Mood and its association with metabolic health in adolescents: a longitudinal study, EarlyBird 65. Pediatr Diabetes 2014; 15:599-605. [PMID: 24552539 DOI: 10.1111/pedi.12125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2013] [Revised: 01/06/2014] [Accepted: 01/08/2014] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Mood comprises two main traits - positive and negative affect, both associated with depression and anxiety. Studies in children have linked depression with obesity, but the association with metabolic health is unclear. OBJECTIVE To explore the relationship between mood and metabolic health in adolescents. METHODS We studied 208 healthy children (115 boys) enrolled in the longitudinal EarlyBird Diabetes Study, and reviewed at 7 and 16 yr. Participants completed the Positive Affect and Negative Affect Schedule - Child Form (PANAS-C) at 16yr to assess positive and negative affect, together representing mood. Measures at 7 and 16 yr: body mass index (BMI), fat (%; dual energy X-ray absorptiometry), physical activity (accelerometer), metabolic risk z-score comprising homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), triglycerides, total cholesterol/high density lipoprotein (HDL) ratio and blood pressure. Pubertal development was determined by age at peak height velocity. RESULTS Positive affect was higher in boys than girls, (50 vs. 46, p = 0.001), negative affect higher in girls than boys (26 vs. 22, p < 0.001). Those with lower mood were fatter (r = -0.24, p < 0.001), had higher HOMA-IR (r = -0.12, p = 0.05), higher cholesterol:HDL ratio (r = -0.14, p = 0.02), were less active (r = 0.20, p = 0.003) and had earlier pubertal development (r = 0.19, p = 0.004). Inverse associations between mood and metabolic risk z-score and change in metabolic risk z-score 7-16yr (β = -0.26, p = 0.006, and -0.40, p = 0.004, respectively) were independent of adiposity, physical activity and puberty and sex. CONCLUSIONS Low mood in healthy children is associated with poorer metabolic health independently of adiposity. These findings may have implications for the physical and mental health of contemporary youngsters, given their increasing obesity and cardiometabolic risk.
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- Alison N Jeffery
- Institute of Translational and Stratified Medicine, Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, Plymouth, UK
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Wu SFV. Rapid Screening of Psychological Well-Being of Patients with Chronic Illness: Reliability and Validity Test on WHO-5 and PHQ-9 Scales. DEPRESSION RESEARCH AND TREATMENT 2014; 2014:239490. [PMID: 25505984 PMCID: PMC4254072 DOI: 10.1155/2014/239490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2014] [Accepted: 10/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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This study intended to test the reliability and validity of two simple psychological screening scales, the World Health Organization Well-being Index (WHO-5) and the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), in patients with chronic illness in Taiwan and to understand the psychological well-being of patients with chronic illness (e.g., metabolic syndrome) in Taiwan and the incidences of psychological problems that follow. The research design of this study was a descriptive cross-sectional study. The sample comprised 310 patients with metabolic syndrome (MS), aged 20 years or more, from the outpatient clinic of a municipal hospital in Taiwan. This study used questionnaires to collect basic information, including physiological indices, WHO-5 and PHQ-9 that were used. "Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale (HADS)," and "World Health Organization Quality of Life-Short-form Version for Taiwan (WHOQOL)". Results are as follows: (1) compared to PHQ-9, the reliability and validity of WHO-5 are better for screening the psychological well-being of patients with chronic illness. (2) The features of WHO-5 are high sensitivity, briefness, and ease-of-use. The incidence of depression in patients with metabolic syndrome was approximately 1.0-6.5%, which is significantly lower than that of western countries.
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- Shu-Fang Vivienne Wu
- School of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei 11219, Taiwan
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Positive attributes protect adolescents from risk for the metabolic syndrome. J Adolesc Health 2014; 55:678-83. [PMID: 25060290 PMCID: PMC4209330 DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2014.05.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2014] [Revised: 05/28/2014] [Accepted: 05/31/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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PURPOSE Risk for cardiovascular disease develops as early as adolescence. The primary objective of the present study was to identify whether low levels of positive and high levels of negative emotions and attitudes are associated with the combination of cardiovascular risk factors known as the metabolic syndrome. METHODS Participants were 239 healthy adolescents (57% black; 53% female; mean age, 15.7 years) from a low-to-middle class community. They completed measures of negative and positive emotions and attitudes, which were factor analyzed and yielded two factors. Positive attributes included general positive affect, optimistic attitudes, subjective social status, and self-esteem. Negative emotions included cynical attitudes, depressive symptoms, trait anger, and general negative affect. Components of the metabolic syndrome (waist circumference, glucose, blood pressure, triglycerides, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol) were standardized and averaged to create a metabolic syndrome composite risk score. RESULTS Linear regression analyses showed that the positive attributes factor was inversely associated with metabolic syndrome composite risk score, p < .01. The relationship remained significant after adjusting for age, sex, race, socioeconomic status, physical activity, smoking, and body mass index percentile. The negative emotion factor was unrelated to metabolic risk score. CONCLUSIONS Adolescents with more positive attributes had lower metabolic syndrome risk scores. This study emphasizes the importance of the development of psychosocial resources during the adolescent transition for potentially reducing future cardiovascular risk.
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Depressive symptoms and carotid intima-media thickness in South American Hispanics: results from the PREVENCION study. J Behav Med 2014; 38:284-93. [PMID: 25267357 DOI: 10.1007/s10865-014-9599-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2014] [Accepted: 09/17/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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This study aimed to: (1) examine the relationship between depressive symptoms and subclinical atherosclerosis, measured by carotid intima-media thickness (IMT); and, (2) Determine the moderating effect of gender in this relationship among South American Hispanics. We studied 496 adults enrolled in the population-based PREVENCION study. Carotid IMT was measured with high-resolution ultrasonography. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Mean carotid IMT was 0.66 mm. (SD = 0.17) and mean depression score was 5.6 (SD = 3.5). Depressive symptoms were not associated with carotid IMT (β = 0.04, p = 0.222) in multivariate analyses. A significant moderating effect of gender was found (β for interaction = 0.10, p = 0.030), resulting from a significant association between depressive symptoms and carotid IMT in men but not women. Depressive symptoms were associated with subclinical atherosclerosis in South American Hispanic men but not women after controlling for demographic characteristics and traditional cardiovascular risk factors.
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Gentile C, Dragomir AI, Solomon C, Nigam A, D’Antono B. Sex Differences in the Prediction of Metabolic Burden from Physiological Responses to Stress. Ann Behav Med 2014; 49:112-27. [DOI: 10.1007/s12160-014-9639-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Costa RM, Brody S. Orgasm and women's waist circumference. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2014; 182:118-22. [PMID: 25268779 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2014.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2014] [Revised: 08/23/2014] [Accepted: 09/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Given that adiposity is related to poorer female sexual function, among many other health problems, the present study aimed at testing the hypothesis that larger waist circumference, an index of subcutaneous and abdominal fat mass, is associated with lack of specifically vaginal orgasm. Study design One hundred and twenty Portuguese women of reproductive age had their waist measured and reported their past month frequency of penile-vaginal intercourse (PVI), vaginal orgasm, orgasm from clitoral masturbation during PVI, non-coital partnered sex (in the absence of same-day PVI), non-coital partnered sex orgasm (regardless of same-day PVI), masturbation, and masturbation orgasm. RESULTS In both simple and partial correlations (controlling for age, social desirability responding, relationship status, and cohabitation status), larger waist circumference was associated with lack of any vaginal orgasm and with having masturbated in the past month. In a multiple regression, larger waist circumference was independently predicted by lesser frequency of vaginal orgasm, greater frequency of masturbation, and older age. CONCLUSION Abdominal fat mass appears to be adversely associated with lesser capacity for vaginal orgasm, but not for orgasms from other sexual activities. Results are discussed in the context of vaginal orgasm being relatively more contingent on situations of increased fitness in both partners.
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- Rui Miguel Costa
- ISPA-Instituto Universitário, Unidade de Investigação em Eco-Etologia (Eco-Ethology Research Unit), Lisbon, Portugal
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- Charles University, Department of General Anthropology, Faculty of Humanities, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Kim SM, Lee CS, Park CS, Kim BJ, Cha B, Lee SJ, Seo JY, Kim J. Metabolic syndrome and suicidal ideation in korean based on the 2010 korean national health and nutrition examination survey. Psychiatry Investig 2014; 11:325-9. [PMID: 25110507 PMCID: PMC4124193 DOI: 10.4306/pi.2014.11.3.325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2013] [Revised: 10/22/2013] [Accepted: 12/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between metabolic syndrome and suicidal ideation in Korean. This study was based on the 2010 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. A questionnaire was used to measure suicidal ideation and physical examination was performed to measure waist circumference, blood pressure, fasting glucose, cholesterol and triglyceride levels. Complex samples logistic regression was performed to estimate the relationship between metabolic syndrome and suicidal ideation among adults and adolescents. Subjects with metabolic syndrome were more likely to have suicidal ideation in adult. There would be essential needs to evaluate suicidal ideation in adult with metabolic syndrome and to follow up suicidal ideation in adolescents with metabolic syndrome.
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- Sun-Mi Kim
- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea
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- Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, Canada
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Larouche E, Hudon C, Goulet S. Potential benefits of mindfulness-based interventions in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease: an interdisciplinary perspective. Behav Brain Res 2014; 276:199-212. [PMID: 24893317 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2014.05.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2014] [Revised: 05/20/2014] [Accepted: 05/26/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The present article is based on the premise that the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD) from its prodromal phase (mild cognitive impairment; MCI) is higher when adverse factors (e.g., stress, depression, and metabolic syndrome) are present and accumulate. Such factors augment the likelihood of hippocampal damage central in MCI/AD aetiology, as well as compensatory mechanisms failure triggering a switch toward neurodegeneration. Because of the devastating consequences of AD, there is a need for early interventions that can delay, perhaps prevent, the transition from MCI to AD. We hypothesize that mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) show promise with regard to this goal. The present review discusses the associations between modifiable adverse factors and MCI/AD decline, MBI's impacts on adverse factors, and the mechanisms that could underlie the benefits of MBI. A schematic model is proposed to illustrate the course of neurodegeneration specific to MCI/AD, as well as the possible preventive mechanisms of MBI. Whereas regulation of glucocorticosteroids, inflammation, and serotonin could mediate MBI's effects on stress and depression, resolution of the metabolic syndrome might happen through a reduction of inflammation and white matter hyperintensities, and normalization of insulin and oxidation. The literature reviewed in this paper suggests that the main reach of MBI over MCI/AD development involves the management of stress, depressive symptoms, and inflammation. Future research must focus on achieving deeper understanding of MBI's mechanisms of action in the context of MCI and AD. This necessitates bridging the gap between neuroscientific subfields and a cross-domain integration between basic and clinical knowledge.
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- Eddy Larouche
- École de psychologie, Université Laval, 2325, rue des Bibliothèques, Québec, QC, Canada G1V 0A6; Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Québec (CRIUSMQ), 2601, de la Canardière (F-2400), Québec, QC, Canada G1J 2G3
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- École de psychologie, Université Laval, 2325, rue des Bibliothèques, Québec, QC, Canada G1V 0A6; Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Québec (CRIUSMQ), 2601, de la Canardière (F-2400), Québec, QC, Canada G1J 2G3
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- École de psychologie, Université Laval, 2325, rue des Bibliothèques, Québec, QC, Canada G1V 0A6; Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Québec (CRIUSMQ), 2601, de la Canardière (F-2400), Québec, QC, Canada G1J 2G3.
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Turan B, Siva ZO, Uluduz D, Konukoglu D, Erenler F, Saip S, Goksan B, Siva A. The impact of depression and ghrelin on body weight in migraineurs. J Headache Pain 2014; 15:23. [PMID: 24762133 PMCID: PMC4016645 DOI: 10.1186/1129-2377-15-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2014] [Accepted: 04/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Comorbidity of migraine with anxiety and depression may play a role in the link between migraine and obesity. We examined the moderating and mediating roles of ghrelin in the relationship between depression (and anxiety) and body weight in newly diagnosed migraineurs. METHODS Participants were 63 newly diagnosed migraine patients (using the ICHD-II criteria) and 42 healthy volunteers. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated by measuring height and weight. Ghrelin was assessed at fasting. Depression was assessed with the Hamilton Depression scale, and anxiety with the Hamilton Anxiety scale. RESULTS The data did not support the mediating role of ghrelin in the relationship between depression (or anxiety) and BMI for either the migraine or the control group. The interaction between ghrelin and depression as well as anxiety was significant for the migraine group, but not for the control group. Depressed (or anxious) migraineurs had a positive association between ghrelin and BMI, whereas for the non-depressed (or non-anxious) migraineurs this association was negative. CONCLUSIONS Depression and anxiety moderated the effect of ghrelin on BMI for migraineurs. Management of anxiety and depression might be regarded as part of migraine treatment.
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- Bulent Turan
- Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Internal Medicine Department, Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Neurology Department, Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Biochemistry Department, Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Undergraduate Medical Student, Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Neurology Department, Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Neurology Department, Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Neurology Department, Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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Sansbury B, Dasgupta A, Guthrie L, Ward M. Time perspective and medication adherence among individuals with hypertension or diabetes mellitus. PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING 2014; 95:104-110. [PMID: 24480361 PMCID: PMC3968538 DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2013.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2013] [Revised: 12/06/2013] [Accepted: 12/22/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The study determined if time perspective was associated with medication adherence among people with hypertension and diabetes. METHODS Using the Health Beliefs Model, we used path analysis to test direct and indirect effects of time perspective and health beliefs on adherence among 178 people who participated in a community-based survey near Washington, D.C. We measured three time perspectives (future, present fatalistic, and present hedonistic) with the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory and medication adherence by self-report. RESULTS The total model demonstrated a good fit (RMSEA=0.17, 90% CI [0.10, 0.28], p=0.003; comparative fit index=0.91). Future time perspective and age showed direct effects on increased medication adherence; an increase by a single unit in future time perspective was associated with a 0.32 standard deviation increase in reported adherence. There were no significant indirect effects of time perspective with reported medication adherence through health beliefs. CONCLUSION The findings provide the first evidence that time perspective plays an under-recognized role as a psychological motivator in medication adherence. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS Patient counseling for medication adherence may be enhanced if clinicians incorporate consideration of the patient's time perspective.
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- Brittany Sansbury
- University of Memphis Institute on Disability, University of Memphis USA; Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, USA.
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- Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, USA
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- Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, USA
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- Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, USA
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Xu Q, Anderson D, Lurie-Beck J. The relationship between abdominal obesity and depression in the general population: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Obes Res Clin Pract 2013; 5:e267-360. [PMID: 24331129 DOI: 10.1016/j.orcp.2011.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2010] [Revised: 04/14/2011] [Accepted: 04/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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SUMMARY Obesity has been widely regarded as a public health concern because of its adverse impact on individuals' health. Systematic reviews have been published in examining the effect of obesity on depression, but with major emphasis on general obesity as measured by the body mass index. Despite a stronger effect of abdominal obesity on individuals' physical health outcomes, to our best knowledge, no systematic review was undertaken with regard to the relationship between abdominal obesity and depression. This paper reports the results of a systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies examining the relationship between abdominal obesity and depression in a general population. Multiple electronic databases were searched until the end of September 2009. 15 articles were systematically reviewed and meta-analyzed. The analysis showed that the odds ratio of having depression for individuals with abdominal obesity was 1.38 (95% CI, 1.22-1.57) as compared to those who are not obese. Furthermore, it was found that this relationship did not vary with potential confounders including gender, age, measurement of depression and abdominal obesity, and study quality.:
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- Qunyan Xu
- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Australia.
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
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- School of Psychology and Counseling, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
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Brody S, Weiss P. Slimmer women's waist is associated with better erectile function in men independent of age. ARCHIVES OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR 2013; 42:1191-1198. [PMID: 23264164 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-012-0058-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2011] [Revised: 05/27/2012] [Accepted: 11/10/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Previous research has indicated that men generally rate slimmer women as more sexually attractive, consistent with the increased morbidity risks associated with even mild abdominal adiposity. To assess the association of women's waist size with a more tangible measure of perceived sexual attractiveness (as well as reward value for both sexes), we examined the association of women's age and waist circumference with an index of men's erectile function (IIEF-5 scores), frequency of penile-vaginal intercourse (PVI), and sexual satisfaction in a representative sample of Czechs (699 men and 715 women) aged 35-65 years. Multivariate analyses indicated that better erectile function scores were independently associated with younger age of self and partner and women's slimmer waist. PVI frequency was independently associated with women's younger age and women's slimmer waist. Sexual satisfaction was independently associated with men's younger age and slimmer waist for both sexes. Better erectile function, greater PVI frequency, and greater sexual satisfaction were associated with women's slimmer waist, independently of both sexes' ages. Possible reasons for the waist effects were discussed, including women's abdominal body fat decreasing their own desire through neurohormonal mechanisms and decreasing their partner's desire through evolutionarily-related decreased sexual attractiveness.
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- Stuart Brody
- School of Social Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, PA1 2BE, UK,
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Boylan JM, Ryff CD. High anger expression exacerbates the relationship between age and metabolic syndrome. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2013; 70:77-82. [PMID: 24077742 DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbt092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Building on prior work linking high anger expression to poor health, this cross-sectional study addressed whether anger expression exacerbated age-related risk for metabolic syndrome in a national sample of adults, known as MIDUS (Midlife in the United States). METHOD Respondents reported anger expression via survey assessments and completed an overnight clinic visit. RESULTS Unadjusted metabolic syndrome prevalence was 40.6%. Men, less educated individuals, and those who reported not getting regular physical activity were at significantly higher risk for metabolic syndrome. Anger expression did not predict higher risk for metabolic syndrome in main effects models, but it moderated the relationship between age and metabolic syndrome. Age-associated risk for metabolic syndrome was significant only for adults with high anger expression. DISCUSSION Among older adults, anger expression predicted higher prevalence of metabolic syndrome. Older adults reporting low anger expression had metabolic syndrome rates comparable to younger adults. Results highlight that failing to show the frequently observed decline in anger expression with age may have pernicious health concomitants.
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- Department of Psychology, and Institute on Aging, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Lin KP, Liang TL, Liao IC, Tsay SL. Associations Among Depression, Obesity, and Metabolic Syndrome in Young Adult Females. Biol Res Nurs 2013; 16:327-34. [DOI: 10.1177/1099800413500138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Depression may be a risk factor for obesity or metabolic syndrome. The aims of this study were to determine the relationships among depression, obesity, and metabolic syndrome in young adult females as well as the role of depression in the components of metabolic syndrome. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 323 young adult females. Demographic characteristics, anthropometric measurements, and laboratory values were collected. The criteria of the Bureau of Health Promotion, Department of Health, Taiwan, were used to define metabolic syndrome. Depression was measured using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale. The prevalence of depression in the sample was 17%, that of overweight and obesity was 17%, and that of metabolic syndrome was 6.8%. Depression showed significant associations with high body mass index (BMI), increased waist circumference and blood pressure (BP), and overweight and obesity (β = 0.15, odds ratio [OR] = 1.17, 95% confidence interval [CI] = [1.11, 1.23], p < .001). No associations were observed between depression and metabolic syndrome (β = −0.01, OR = 0.99, 95% CI = [0.92, 1.06], p = .69) or any of its individual components after adjustment for BMI and demographic variables. The findings show that depression was associated with increasing odds of overweight and obesity in young adult females and may also have increased the physiological risk associated with metabolic syndrome. Early detection of depression and obesity as part of metabolic syndrome is important in the health management of young adult females for decreasing the risks of cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
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- Kuan Pin Lin
- Department of Nursing, HungKuang University, Taiwan
- School of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing & Health Sciences, Taiwan
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- Department of Nursing, HungKuang University, Taiwan
- School of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing & Health Sciences, Taiwan
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- Department of Nursing, HungKuang University, Taiwan
- College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan
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D'Antono B, Moskowitz DS, Nigam A. The metabolic costs of hostility in healthy adult men and women: cross-sectional and prospective analyses. J Psychosom Res 2013; 75:262-9. [PMID: 23972416 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2013.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2013] [Revised: 05/24/2013] [Accepted: 05/25/2013] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hostility is associated with altered metabolic activity but little research has examined sex and/or age differences using a global index of metabolic dysfunction or examined different aspects of hostility. METHODS The moderating effect of sex and age on the associations between three aspects of hostility (cynical attitude, angry affect, quarrelsome behavior in daily living) and metabolic burden (number of metabolic parameters in the higher quartile) were evaluated in 188 healthy men and women (M(age)=41; SD=11.34). Three years later, metabolic burden was measured again in 133 participants. RESULTS At study onset, quarrelsome behavior was associated with greater metabolic burden in men and women (Beta=.144; p<.05). After 3 yrs, cynical hostility predicted increased metabolic burden among mid-age and older individuals (b=.013 and .046 respectively; p<.001). CONCLUSION The aspect of hostility that is most closely associated with metabolic burden depends on the age of the participants and whether measures are concurrent or prospective.
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- Bianca D'Antono
- Research Center, Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Homan P, Grob S, Milos G, Schnyder U, Hasler G. Reduction in total plasma ghrelin levels following catecholamine depletion: relation to bulimic and depressive symptoms. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2013; 38:1545-52. [PMID: 23333252 DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2012.12.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2012] [Revised: 12/13/2012] [Accepted: 12/27/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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There is increasing preclinical and clinical evidence of the important role played by the gastric peptide hormone ghrelin in the pathogenesis of symptoms of depression and eating disorders. To investigate the role of ghrelin and its considered counterpart, peptide tyrosine tyrosine (PYY), in the development of bulimic and depressive symptoms induced by catecholamine depletion, we administered the tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitor alpha-methyl-paratyrosine (AMPT) in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover, single-site experimental trial to 29 healthy controls and 20 subjects with fully recovered bulimia nervosa (rBN). We found a decrease between preprandial and postprandial plasma ghrelin levels (p<0.0001) and a postprandial rise in plasma PYY levels (p<0.0001) in both conditions in the entire study population. Plasma ghrelin levels decreased in the entire study population after treatment with AMPT compared to placebo (p<0.006). AMPT-induced changes in plasma ghrelin levels were negatively correlated with AMPT-induced depressive symptoms (p<0.004). Plasma ghrelin and plasma PYY levels were also negatively correlated (p<0.05). We did not observe a difference in ghrelin or PYY response to catecholamine depletion between rBN subjects and healthy controls, and there was no correlation between plasma ghrelin and PYY levels and bulimic symptoms induced by catecholamine depletion. These findings suggest a relationship between catecholamines and ghrelin with depressive symptoms.
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- Philipp Homan
- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology & Clinical Nutrition, Inselspital, University of Bern, Switzerland
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Schellekens H, Dinan TG, Cryan JF. Taking two to tango: a role for ghrelin receptor heterodimerization in stress and reward. Front Neurosci 2013; 7:148. [PMID: 24009547 PMCID: PMC3757321 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2013.00148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2013] [Accepted: 08/01/2013] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The gut hormone, ghrelin, is the only known peripherally derived orexigenic signal. It activates its centrally expressed receptor, the growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHS-R1a), to stimulate food intake. The ghrelin signaling system has recently been suggested to play a key role at the interface of homeostatic control of appetite and the hedonic aspects of food intake, as a critical role for ghrelin in dopaminergic mesolimbic circuits involved in reward signaling has emerged. Moreover, enhanced plasma ghrelin levels are associated with conditions of physiological stress, which may underline the drive to eat calorie-dense "comfort-foods" and signifies a role for ghrelin in stress-induced food reward behaviors. These complex and diverse functionalities of the ghrelinergic system are not yet fully elucidated and likely involve crosstalk with additional signaling systems. Interestingly, accumulating data over the last few years has shown the GHS-R1a receptor to dimerize with several additional G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) involved in appetite signaling and reward, including the GHS-R1b receptor, the melanocortin 3 receptor (MC3), dopamine receptors (D1 and D2), and more recently, the serotonin 2C receptor (5-HT2C). GHS-R1a dimerization was shown to affect downstream signaling and receptor trafficking suggesting a potential novel mechanism for fine-tuning GHS-R1a receptor mediated activity. This review summarizes ghrelin's role in food reward and stress and outlines the GHS-R1a dimer pairs identified to date. In addition, the downstream signaling and potential functional consequences of dimerization of the GHS-R1a receptor in appetite and stress-induced food reward behavior are discussed. The existence of multiple GHS-R1a heterodimers has important consequences for future pharmacotherapies as it significantly increases the pharmacological diversity of the GHS-R1a receptor and has the potential to enhance specificity of novel ghrelin-targeted drugs.
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Walders-Abramson N, Nadeau KJ, Kelsey MM, Schmiege SJ, Ellert S, Cejka A, Bhatnagar K, Zeitler P. Psychological functioning in adolescents with obesity co-morbidities. Child Obes 2013; 9:319-25. [PMID: 23763659 PMCID: PMC3728721 DOI: 10.1089/chi.2012.0120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND An understanding of the relationships among obesity severity, medical co-morbidities, and psychological complications is important in the design of interventions to encourage overweight youth and families to accomplish healthy lifestyle changes. METHODS We evaluated associations among psychological status, diagnosed medical co-morbidities consistent with components of the metabolic syndrome, and BMI among 166 obese adolescents (11-18 years) referred for endocrinology consultation. We hypothesized that there would be higher levels of psychological distress among youth with more diagnosed components of the metabolic syndrome (i.e., more medical co-morbidities associated with obesity). RESULTS Contrary to expectation, we found that meeting criteria for extreme obesity alone was more predictive of psychological difficulties. CONCLUSIONS The degree of obesity may be more relevant than the number of associated medical co-morbidities in impacting psychological health. It is important to recognize individual differences between patients in terms of identifying motivating goals for accomplishing weight management.
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- Natalie Walders-Abramson
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Colorado Denver and Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA.
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Denver and Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Denver and Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO
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- Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, University of Colorado Denver, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO
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- Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO
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- Department of Psychology, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Denver and Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO
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Aparicio E, Canals J, Voltas N, Hernández-Martínez C, Arija V. Emotional psychopathology and increased adiposity: follow-up study in adolescents. J Adolesc 2013; 36:319-30. [PMID: 23434271 DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2012] [Revised: 11/06/2012] [Accepted: 12/14/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Based on data from a three-year longitudinal study, we assess the effect, according to gender, of emotional psychopathology in preadolescence on anthropometric and body composition parameters in adolescence (N = 229). Psychopathology was assessed using the Screen for Childhood Anxiety and Related Emotional Disorders, the Children's Depression Inventory and the MINI-International Neuropsychiatric Interview for Kids. Body fat percentage (%BF), waist circumference (WC) and body mass index (BMI) were also determined. Following analysis with adjusted multiple regression models, the results indicated that symptoms of depression and separation anxiety were significantly associated with increased WC and BMI in boys, and that somatic symptoms were associated with increased WC and %BF in girls. Diagnosis of social phobia, panic disorder or dysthymia led to significantly increased WC and/or BMI in boys and dysthymia increased WC in girls. These findings suggest that emotional psychopathology in preadolescence is associated with increased weight gain and abdominal fat in adolescence.
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- Estefania Aparicio
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Nutrition and Mental Health Research Group (NUTRISAM), Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), Reus, Spain
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Lotti F, Corona G, Degli Innocenti S, Filimberti E, Scognamiglio V, Vignozzi L, Forti G, Maggi M. Seminal, ultrasound and psychobiological parameters correlate with metabolic syndrome in male members of infertile couples. Andrology 2013; 1:229-39. [DOI: 10.1111/j.2047-2927.2012.00031.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2012] [Revised: 09/21/2012] [Accepted: 09/25/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- F. Lotti
- Sexual Medicine and Andrology Unit, Department of Clinical Physiopathology; University of Florence; Florence; Italy
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- Sexual Medicine and Andrology Unit, Department of Clinical Physiopathology; University of Florence; Florence; Italy
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- Sexual Medicine and Andrology Unit, Department of Clinical Physiopathology; University of Florence; Florence; Italy
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- Sexual Medicine and Andrology Unit, Department of Clinical Physiopathology; University of Florence; Florence; Italy
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- Sexual Medicine and Andrology Unit, Department of Clinical Physiopathology; University of Florence; Florence; Italy
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- Sexual Medicine and Andrology Unit, Department of Clinical Physiopathology; University of Florence; Florence; Italy
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- Sexual Medicine and Andrology Unit, Department of Clinical Physiopathology; University of Florence; Florence; Italy
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Pervanidou P, Bastaki D, Chouliaras G, Papanikolaou K, Laios E, Kanaka-Gantenbein C, Chrousos GP. Circadian cortisol profiles, anxiety and depressive symptomatology, and body mass index in a clinical population of obese children. Stress 2013; 16:34-43. [PMID: 22545868 DOI: 10.3109/10253890.2012.689040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Obesity is highly co-morbid with anxiety and/or depression in children, conditions that may further worsen the metabolic and cardiovascular risks for obese individuals. Dysregulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis is involved in the pathophysiology of anxiety disorders, depression, and obesity, and diverse cortisol concentrations may be found in obese children, depending on their degree of psychological distress. The aim of this study was to examine cortisol profiles among obese children with or without symptoms of anxiety and depression. A group of 128 children (53% females; mean age ± SD: 11.2 ± 2.2 years) derived from a pediatric obesity clinic were studied. Anxiety and depressive symptomatology were assessed with appropriate instruments. Morning serum and five diurnal salivary cortisol concentrations were measured. Obese children were 3.1/2.3 times more likely to report state and trait anxiety, respectively, and 3.6 times more likely to report depressive symptoms than children of the same age group, from a contemporary Greek sample. Trait anxiety and noon salivary cortisol concentrations were significantly positively correlated (p = 0.002). Overall, salivary cortisol concentrations were increased in children with anxiety or depression symptomatology compared to obese children without any affective morbidity (p = 0.02) and to those with anxiety and depression co-morbidity (p = 0.02). In conclusion, in obese children, emotional distress expressed by symptoms of anxiety and/or depression is associated with circadian cortisol profiles reflecting a potential pathway for further morbidity. Longitudinal studies may reveal a role of cortisol in linking obesity, anxiety, and depression to the development of further psychological and physical morbidity.
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- Panagiota Pervanidou
- First Department of Pediatrics, Athens University Medical School, Aghia Sophia Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.
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Yarnell S, Oscar-Berman M, Avena N, Blum K, Gold M. Pharmacotherapies for Overeating and Obesity. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 4:131. [PMID: 23826512 DOI: 10.4172/2157-7412.1000131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Obesity has become pandemic, and the annual cost in related illnesses and loss of productivity is already over $100 billion and rising. Research has shown that obesity can and does cause changes in behavior and in the brain itself that are very similar to changes caused by drugs of abuse. While food addiction is not the causal agent of all obesity, it is clear that many people no longer eat to survive, but instead survive to eat. This review considers the importance of the brain's reward system in food intake. The review also examines research developments and current treatments for obesity, including diet and exercise, psychotherapy, surgical interventions, and pharmacotherapies. Finally we discuss alterations in American society that are necessary for change to occur, and the diffculties therein.
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- S Yarnell
- Department of Psychiatry and McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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Carpiniello B, Pinna F, Velluzzi F, Loviselli A. Mental disorders in patients with metabolic syndrome. The key role of central obesity. Eat Weight Disord 2012; 17:e259-66. [PMID: 23299201 DOI: 10.3275/8809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The Authors sought to evaluate current prevalence of mental disorders in patients affected by metabolic syndrome compared with patients affected by central obesity alone. METHODS 186 (63.5%) patients affected by central obesity and 107 (36.5%) affected by metabolic syndrome according to ICF criteria were interviewed by means of SCID I. RESULTS Axis I current prevalence was respectively 45.7% and 44.9% among patients with central obesity and patients with metabolic syndrome, differences which were not significant. No statistically significant differences were found between groups as far as each single axis I diagnostic category was concerned. Moreover, current prevalence of any axis I, anxiety and mood disorders were independent of the number of components of metabolic syndrome. CONCLUSION metabolic syndrome is associated to an higher risk for current mental disorders, which seems to be mainly due to the strong association of central obesity to psychopathology.
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- B Carpiniello
- Department of Public Health, Clinical and Molecular Medicine-Section of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Clinic, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
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Personality as a risk factor for the metabolic syndrome: a systematic review. J Psychosom Res 2012; 73:326-33. [PMID: 23062804 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2012.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2012] [Revised: 08/27/2012] [Accepted: 08/28/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The metabolic syndrome is a cluster of risk factors for the development of cardiovascular disease and/or type 2 diabetes. Personality can be defined as a stable set of behavioral characteristics of a person. In this review we systematically reviewed whether different personality characteristics are associated with the risk of having or developing the metabolic syndrome. METHODS Systematic review. RESULTS In total 18 studies were included. Thirteen cross-sectional analyses, and ten longitudinal analyses were grouped according to personality constructs: hostility, anger, and Type A behavior, temperament, neuroticism, and Type D personality. Conflicting evidence was reported on persons with high hostility, neuroticism, or Type D personality scores to be associated with an increased metabolic syndrome prevalence and development. All significant findings do point in the same direction: a more negative, or hostile personality type is associated with an increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its development over time. CONCLUSION There was no clear association between personality measures and the occurrence and development of the metabolic syndrome. There is, however, a cluster of risk factors that include the presence of the metabolic syndrome, as well as a more negative prone personality style, that both predispose to the development of coronary heart disease and diabetes. Future studies should investigate the role of personality measures in the development of these conditions, while taking into account metabolic syndrome, lifestyle and socio-demographic factors.
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Breuillaud L, Rossetti C, Meylan EM, Mérinat C, Halfon O, Magistretti PJ, Cardinaux JR. Deletion of CREB-regulated transcription coactivator 1 induces pathological aggression, depression-related behaviors, and neuroplasticity genes dysregulation in mice. Biol Psychiatry 2012; 72:528-36. [PMID: 22592058 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2011] [Revised: 03/15/2012] [Accepted: 04/07/2012] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Mood disorders are polygenic disorders in which the alteration of several susceptibility genes results in dysfunctional mood regulation. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying their transcriptional dysregulation are still unclear. The transcription factor cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) response element binding protein (CREB) and the neurotrophin brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) have been implicated in rodent models of depression. We previously provided evidence that Bdnf expression critically rely on a potent CREB coactivator called CREB-regulated transcription coactivator 1 (CRTC1). METHODS To further evaluate the role of CRTC1 in the brain, we generated a knockout mouse line and analyzed its behavioral and molecular phenotype. RESULTS We found that mice lacking CRTC1 associate neurobehavioral endophenotypes related to mood disorders. Crtc1(-/-) mice exhibit impulsive aggressiveness, social withdrawal, and decreased sexual motivation, together with increased behavioral despair, anhedonia, and anxiety-related behavior in the novelty-induced hypophagia test. They also present psychomotor retardation as well as increased emotional response to stressful events. Crtc1(-/-) mice have a blunted response to the antidepressant fluoxetine in behavioral despair paradigms, whereas fluoxetine normalizes their aggressiveness and their behavioral response in the novelty-induced hypophagia test. Crtc1(-/-) mice strikingly show, in addition to a reduced dopamine and serotonin turnover in the prefrontal cortex, a concomitant decreased expression of several susceptibility genes involved in neuroplasticity, including Bdnf, its receptor TrkB, the nuclear receptors Nr4a1-3, and several other CREB-regulated genes. CONCLUSIONS Collectively, these findings support a role for the CRTC1-CREB pathway in mood disorders etiology and behavioral response to antidepressants and identify CRTC1 as an essential coactivator of genes involved in mood regulation.
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Midei AJ, Matthews KA, Chang YF, Bromberger JT. Childhood physical abuse is associated with incident metabolic syndrome in mid-life women. Health Psychol 2012; 32:121-7. [PMID: 22775234 DOI: 10.1037/a0027891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Previous research has suggested that childhood emotional abuse, physical abuse, and sexual abuse are associated with an increased risk for ischemic heart disease. Our objective was to examine whether childhood abuse predicted incident metabolic syndrome, a precursor to heart disease, in midlife women. METHODS Participants were 342 (114 Black, 228 White) women from the Pittsburgh site of the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN). SWAN included a baseline assessment of premenopausal or early perimenopausal women in midlife (mean age = 45.7), and women were evaluated for presence of the metabolic syndrome over 7 annual follow-up visits. Women were classified as having metabolic syndrome if they met 3 of the following criteria: waist circumference >88 cm, triglycerides ≥150 mg/dl, HDL <50 mg/dl, SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥85 mmHg or on blood pressure medication, and fasting glucose ≥110 mg/dl or diabetic. The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire is a standardized measure that retrospectively assesses 3 domains of abuse in childhood and adolescence: emotional, physical, and sexual abuse. RESULTS Approximately 34% of the participants reported a history of abuse. Cox model survival analysis showed that physical abuse was associated with incident metabolic syndrome over the course of 7 years (HR = 2.12, p = .02), adjusted for ethnicity, age at baseline, and time-dependent menopausal status. Sexual abuse and emotional abuse were unrelated to the metabolic syndrome. CONCLUSION This is the first study to show that a history of childhood abuse, specifically physical abuse, is related to the development of metabolic syndrome in midlife women.
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- Aimee J Midei
- Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Schellekens H, Finger BC, Dinan TG, Cryan JF. Ghrelin signalling and obesity: at the interface of stress, mood and food reward. Pharmacol Ther 2012; 135:316-26. [PMID: 22749794 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2012.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2012] [Accepted: 06/07/2012] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The neuronal circuitry underlying the complex relationship between stress, mood and food intake are slowly being unravelled and several studies suggest a key role herein for the peripherally derived hormone, ghrelin. Evidence is accumulating linking obesity as an environmental risk factor to psychiatric disorders such as stress, anxiety and depression. Ghrelin is the only known orexigenic hormone from the periphery to stimulate food intake. Plasma ghrelin levels are enhanced under conditions of physiological stress and ghrelin has recently been suggested to play an important role in stress-induced food reward behaviour. In addition, chronic stress or atypical depression has often demonstrated to correlate with an increase in ingestion of caloric dense 'comfort foods' and have been implicated as one of the major contributor to the increased prevalence of obesity. Recent evidence suggests ghrelin as a critical factor at the interface of homeostatic control of appetite and reward circuitries, modulating the hedonic aspects of food intake. Therefore, the reward-related feeding of ghrelin may reveal itself as an important factor in the development of addiction to certain foods, similar to its involvement in the dependence to drugs of abuse, including alcohol. This review will highlight the accumulating evidence demonstrating the close interaction between food, mood and stress and the development of obesity. We consider the ghrelinergic system as an effective target for the development of successful anti-obesity pharmacotherapies, which not only affects appetite but also selectively modulates the rewarding properties of food and impact on psychological well-being in conditions of stress, anxiety and depression.
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Carpiniello B, Pinna F, Pili R, Velluzzi F, Loviselli A. Mental disorders in obese patients with and without metabolic syndrome. Int J Psychiatry Med 2012; 42:369-75. [PMID: 22530399 DOI: 10.2190/pm.42.4.c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The authors sought to evaluate lifetime prevalence of mental disorders in patients affected by metabolic syndrome compared with patients affected by central obesity alone. METHODS One hundred eighty-six (63.5%) patients affected by central obesity and 107 (36.5%) affected by metabolic syndrome according to ICF criteria were interviewed by means of SCID I and SCID II. RESULTS Axis I and axis II lifetime prevalence were respectively 53.8% and 30.1% among patients with central obesity, 50.5% and 28% among patients with metabolic syndrome, differences which were not significant. No statistically significant differences were found between groups as far as each single axis I and II diagnostic category was considered. CONCLUSION Metabolic syndrome is not associated with a higher risk of mental disorders compared to central obesity alone.
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- B Carpiniello
- Dept. of Public Health-Section of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Clinic, University of Cagliari, Italy.
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Tziallas D, Kastanioti C, Kostapanos MS, Skapinakis P, Elisaf MS, Mavreas V. The impact of the metabolic syndrome on health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study in Greece. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 2012; 11:297-303. [PMID: 21398183 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2011.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Metabolic syndrome [MetS] is a chronic, progressive and multi-complex health problem that can trigger physical, emotional and psychosocial problems. The aim of this study is to investigate the association between MetS and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) as well as depressive and anxiety disorders. METHODS New consecutive patients who attended an outpatient lipid clinic for evaluation for MetS were eligible for inclusion in the study. The MetS was defined according to the new definition of International Diabetes Federation (IDF). The medical outcomes study, short form-36 (SF-36) was used to assess HRQoL. Anxiety and depressive symptoms were assessed by a validated Greek version of the hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS). RESULTS Three hundred and fifty-nine subjects were involved of whom 206 [57.4%] met the diagnostic criteria for the MetS (cases) and 153 [42.6%] were free of MetS criteria (comparator group). MetS was associated with lower scores of all subscales of the SF-36 except of bodily pain. The physical component summary score of SF-36 was independently associated with gender (β = 2.41, P = .01), married or living together (β = 5.18, P = .001) and satisfactory household income (β = 5.77, P < .0001). The mental component summary score of SF-36 was independently associated with gender (β = 3.20, P = .003) and satisfactory household income (β = 3.94, P = .02). A predominance of anxiety and depressive symptoms was observed among subjects with MetS. CONCLUSIONS Our study demonstrated that subjects with MetS have significantly more impaired HRQoL than those without MetS. These findings suggest that HRQoL should be considered in the management of subjects with MetS.
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- Dimitrios Tziallas
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
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Whittaker KS, Krantz DS, Rutledge T, Johnson BD, Wawrzyniak AJ, Bittner V, Eastwood JA, Eteiba W, Cornell CE, Pepine CJ, Vido DA, Handberg E, Merz CNB. Combining psychosocial data to improve prediction of cardiovascular disease risk factors and events: The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute--sponsored Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation study. Psychosom Med 2012; 74:263-70. [PMID: 22434916 PMCID: PMC3324654 DOI: 10.1097/psy.0b013e31824a58ff] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND There is overlap among psychosocial predictors of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The usefulness of combining psychosocial variables as risk markers for CVD needs investigation. METHODS Participants were 493 women in the NHLBI WISE study. Multivariate combination of Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Social Network Index (SNI), and Cook-Medley hostility subscales was evaluated, and principal components analysis also conducted. Relationships of composite psychosocial risk markers to CVD events and risk factors were assessed. RESULTS The multivariate block of SNI, Cook-Medley Hostile Affect subscale, STAI, and BDI predicted CVD events (χ(2) = 27.8, df = 6, p < .001). Scalewise factor analysis revealed 2 factors: negative affectivity (NA) and hostility (explained variance, 45.6% and 17.1%, respectively). NA was associated with BMI (β [SE] = 0.18 [0.09], p = .04), hostility with metabolic syndrome (exp(β) = 0.60 [0.28], p = .04). Both factors were associated with blood pressure (BP): NA with SBP (β = 2.53 [1.04], p = .02) and DBP (β = 1.66 [0.60], p = .02); hostility with SBP (β = 2.72 [1.13], p = .02) and DBP (β = 1.83 [0.65], p = .005). Neither factor predicted CVD events. Original scales predicted CVD events: lower SNI (HR = 0.74, CI = 0.57-0.96), lower Hostile Affect (HR = 0.80, CI = 0.56-1.03), and higher BDI (HR = 1.33, CI = 1.08-1.74). CONCLUSIONS In women with suspected ischemia, multivariate combination of psychosocial risk markers predicts CVD events; derived psychosocial factors were associated with CVD risk factors but not events. Measuring common variance among psychosocial variables may be a useful research strategy.
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- Kerry S Whittaker
- Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Uniformed Services University, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda 20814, USA
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Metabolic syndrome (MS) seems to be associated with both depression and increased cardiovascular risk. This article emphasizes the most relevant findings on the link between MS and psychological cardiovascular risk factors, focusing on the impact of anxiety. There is evidence for an association between psychological disorders and the development of MS, which could eventually increase cardiovascular risk. However, the coexistence of anxiety in MS patients seems to be a byproduct of anxiety-depression comorbidity, stress and negative health behaviors. Endocannabinoid receptors, and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis dysregulation and sympathetic hyperactivation are the most commonly mentioned plausible underlying pathways.
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- a Institute of Psychiatry - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and INCT - Translational Medicine (CNPq), Avenida Venceslau Brás, 71, Fundos, Campus Praia Vermelha, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Versey HS, Kaplan GA. Mediation and moderation of the association between cynical hostility and systolic blood pressure in low-income women. HEALTH EDUCATION & BEHAVIOR 2011; 39:219-28. [PMID: 22167318 DOI: 10.1177/1090198111414884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Hostility may be related to risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), such as blood pressure. However, the process by which hostility affects blood pressure is not fully understood. The current study sought to evaluate abdominal obesity (waist-to-hip ratio [WHR]) as a potential mediator and modifier of the relationship between cynical hostility and systolic blood pressure (SBP) in a group of disadvantaged women. Path analysis and multiple regression models were used to identify mediating and moderating pathways in the relationship between cynical hostility and SBP. Results indicate a significant interaction between WHR and cynical hostility. WHR was a partial mediator and significant moderator of the association between hostility and blood pressure. These findings highlight the potential importance of examining abdominal obesity and psychosocial factors as conjunctive determinants of CVD and risk factors for related metabolic conditions.
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- H Shellae Versey
- Department of Psychology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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Gallo LC, Fortmann AL, Roesch SC, Barrett-Connor E, Elder JP, de los Monteros KE, Shivpuri S, Mills PJ, Talavera GA, Matthews KA. Socioeconomic status, psychosocial resources and risk, and cardiometabolic risk in Mexican-American women. Health Psychol 2011; 31:334-42. [PMID: 22059620 DOI: 10.1037/a0025689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The current study examined the contributions of psychosocial factors to the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) risk, in a randomly selected community cohort of 304 middle-aged (40-65 years old) Mexican-American women, a population at elevated cardiometabolic risk. METHODS Participants underwent a clinical exam and measures of demographic factors and psychosocial resource (i.e., personal and social resources) and risk (i.e., negative emotions and cognitions) variables. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural equation models (SEMs) were performed in the total sample and in more- and less-U.S.-acculturated women (defined by language preference) separately. RESULTS CFAs revealed single latent constructs for SES (i.e., income, education) and psychosocial resources/risk. Three-factor solution was identified, with blood pressure (systolic diastolic), lipids (high-density lipoprotein cholesterol triglycerides), and metabolic variables (glucose waist circumference) forming separate factors. SEMs showed that an indirect effects model with SES relating to MetSyn factors through psychosocial resources/risk provided a reasonable descriptive and statistical fit in the full and more-acculturated sample (root mean square error of approximation [RMSEA] and standardized root-mean-square residual < .08); fit in the less-acculturated sample was marginal according to RMSEA = .09. A significant mediated path from low SES to higher waist circumference/fasting glucose via lower psychosocial resources/higher psychosocial risk was identified in the overall and more-acculturated samples (p < .05). CONCLUSIONS In this cohort of healthy, middle-aged Mexican-American women, contributions of psychosocial factors to SES-MetSyn associations were limited to the core underlying metabolic mechanisms, and to more-U.S.-acculturated women.
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- Linda C Gallo
- Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, CA, USA.
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Korczak DJ, Pereira S, Koulajian K, Matejcek A, Giacca A. Type 1 diabetes mellitus and major depressive disorder: evidence for a biological link. Diabetologia 2011; 54:2483-93. [PMID: 21789690 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-011-2240-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2011] [Accepted: 05/27/2011] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS A growing body of research suggests that the prevalence of major depressive disorder (MDD) in children and youth with type 1 diabetes mellitus is significantly higher than that of youth without type 1 diabetes and is associated with increased illness severity. The objective of this article is to review the current literature on the pathophysiology of these two common diseases with respect to potential areas of overlapping biological dysfunction. METHODS A search of English language articles published between 1966 and 2010 was conducted and augmented with manual review of reference lists from the identified publications. RESULTS The evidence suggests plausible mechanisms whereby a biological relationship between type 1 diabetes and MDD may exist. These include the effects of circulating cytokines associated with autoimmune diabetes, the direct impact of insulin deficiency on neurogenesis/neurotransmitter metabolism, the effects of the chronic hyperglycaemic state, occurrence of iatrogenic hypoglycaemia and the impact of basal hyperactivity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION Shared biological vulnerabilities may be implicated in the comorbidity of type 1 diabetes and MDD. Further research is warranted to determine the magnitude of associations and confirm their observation in clinical populations.
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- D J Korczak
- Department of Psychiatry, The Hospital for Sick Children, Rm 1145 Burton Wing, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5G 1X8.
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Bromberger JT, Kravitz HM. Mood and menopause: findings from the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN) over 10 years. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 2011; 38:609-25. [PMID: 21961723 PMCID: PMC3197240 DOI: 10.1016/j.ogc.2011.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Women are twice as likely as men to suffer from depressive symptoms/disorder. Research has focused on physiologic and psychosocial differences between men and women; an important target of study has been periods of reproductive changes. Controversy has existed regarding the extent to which the menopausal transition or postmenopause increases the risk for depressive symptoms/disorders. This paper presents findings from analyses of data from the SWAN study and an ancillary study on mental health. We found that risk for high depressive symptoms and disorder is greater during and possibly after the menopausal transition. Other factors contribute to risk for depression.
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- Joyce T Bromberger
- Departments of Epidemiology and Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, 3811 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
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Taylor S. The Future of Social-Health Psychology: Prospects and Predictions. SOCIAL AND PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGY COMPASS 2011. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-9004.2011.00360.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Wiltink J, Beutel ME, Till Y, Ojeda FM, Wild PS, Münzel T, Blankenberg S, Michal M. Prevalence of distress, comorbid conditions and well being in the general population. J Affect Disord 2011; 130:429-37. [PMID: 21106250 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2010.10.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2010] [Revised: 10/25/2010] [Accepted: 10/26/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND The purposes of this paper are to determine the prevalence of distress in the community, to identify its determinants and to assess its relationship to somatic conditions and subjective well being. METHODS Distress and associated factors were investigated in a random sample of 5000 participants (35-74 years) of a community-based, prospective, observational cohort study in western Mid-Germany ("Gutenberg Heart Study") between 04/2007 and 10/2008. The sample was stratified 1:1 for gender and residence and in equal strata for decades of age. Data were assessed by self-report instruments, interviews and medical examination. RESULTS We found a prevalence rate for depression of 7.2% (6.5-8.0%), social anxiety 7.0% (6.3-7.7%), panic 4.6% (4.0-5.2%), generalized anxiety 3.4% (2.9-3.9%), and Type D personality 22.1% (21.0-23.2%). Mental conditions declined by age. Depression was related to diabetes (OR=1.99, 95% CI=1.26-3.15), dyslipidemia (OR=1.35, 95% CI=1.02-1.79), coronary heart disease (CHD; OR=1.88, 95% CI=1.04-3.39), and the history of stroke (OR=2.43, 95% CI=1.02-5.76). Panic was related to the history of myocardial infarction (OR=2.46, 95% CI=1.15-5.25), and generalized anxiety to obesity (OR=1.65, 95% CI=1.11-2.44). Mental distress was unrelated to hypertension, atrial fibrillation and cancer. In ordinal logistic regression subjective physical and mental well being were associated with anxiety, depression and Type D personality. CONCLUSIONS While mental conditions are highly prevalent, especially depression is associated with several somatic conditions. Mental and physical well being are strongly related to mental conditions. Future work should take into account comorbid conditions when identifying the impact of depression on CHD.
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- Jörg Wiltink
- Clinic of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany.
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Midei AJ, Matthews KA. Interpersonal violence in childhood as a risk factor for obesity: a systematic review of the literature and proposed pathways. Obes Rev 2011; 12:e159-72. [PMID: 21401850 PMCID: PMC3104728 DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789x.2010.00823.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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We examined the associations between exposure to interpersonal violence in childhood and risk for obesity and central adiposity. Interpersonal violence is defined as behaviour that threatens, attempts or causes physical harm. In addition, we evaluated the evidence for three mechanisms that may connect interpersonal violence to obesity: negative affect, disordered eating and physical inactivity. Based on a literature search of Medline and PsycInfo databases, 36 separate studies were evaluated and ranked based on quality. Approximately 81% of the studies reported a significant positive association between some type of childhood interpersonal violence and obesity, although 83% of the studies were cross-sectional. Associations were consistent for caregiver physical and sexual abuse and peer bullying, and there was mixed evidence for community violence. Although few studies explored mechanisms, early evidence suggests that negative affect and disordered eating may be involved. More prospective studies are needed, as well as studies that examine the mechanisms connecting early childhood victimization to obesity and central adiposity.
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- A J Midei
- Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Tziallas D, Kostapanos MS, Skapinakis P, Milionis HJ, Athanasiou T, S Elisaf M, Mavreas V. The association between Type D personality and the metabolic syndrome: a cross-sectional study in a University-based outpatient lipid clinic. BMC Res Notes 2011; 4:105. [PMID: 21466680 PMCID: PMC3080309 DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-4-105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2010] [Accepted: 04/05/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Type D personality has been associated in the past with increased cardiovascular mortality among patients with established coronary heart disease. Very few studies have investigated the association of type D personality with traditional cardiovascular risk factors. In this study, we assessed the association between type D personality and the metabolic syndrome. Findings New consecutive patients referred to an outpatient lipid clinic for evaluation of possible metabolic syndrome were eligible for inclusion in the study. The metabolic syndrome was defined according to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) diagnostic criteria. Type D personality was assessed with the DS-14 scale. Multivariate regression techniques were used to investigate the association between personality and metabolic syndromes adjusting for a number of medical and psychiatric confounders. Three hundred and fifty-nine persons were screened of whom 206 met the diagnostic criteria for the metabolic syndrome ("cases") and 153 did not ("control group"). The prevalence of type D personality was significantly higher in the cases as compared to the control group (44% versus 15% respectively, p < 0.001). In multivariate logistic regression analysis the presence of Type D personality was significantly associated with metabolic syndrome independently of other clinical factors, anxiety and depressive symptoms (odds ratio 3.47; 95% Confidence Interval: 1.90 - 6.33). Conclusions Type D personality was independently associated with the metabolic syndrome in this cross-sectional study. The potential implications of this finding, especially from a clinical or preventive perspective, should be examined in future research.
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- Dimitrios Tziallas
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, Ioannina, Greece.
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Matthews KA, Gallo LC. Psychological perspectives on pathways linking socioeconomic status and physical health. Annu Rev Psychol 2011; 62:501-30. [PMID: 20636127 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.psych.031809.130711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 371] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Low socioeconomic status (SES) is a reliable correlate of poor physical health. Rather than treat SES as a covariate, health psychology has increasingly focused on the psychobiological pathways that inform understanding why SES is related to physical health. This review assesses the status of research that has examined stress and its associated distress, and social and personal resources as pathways. It highlights work on biomarkers and biological pathways related to SES that can serve as intermediate outcomes in future studies. Recent emphasis on the accumulation of psychobiological risks across the life course is summarized and represents an important direction for future research. Studies that test pathways from SES to candidate psychosocial pathways to health outcomes are few in number but promising. Future research should test integrated models rather than taking piecemeal approaches to evidence. Much work remains to be done, but the questions are of great health significance.
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- Karen A Matthews
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.
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Elovainio M, Merjonen P, Pulkki-Råback L, Kivimäki M, Jokela M, Mattson N, Koskinen T, Viikari JSA, Raitakari OT, Keltikangas-Järvinen L. Hostility, metabolic syndrome, inflammation and cardiac control in young adults: The Young Finns Study. Biol Psychol 2011; 87:234-40. [PMID: 21419189 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2011.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2010] [Revised: 02/22/2011] [Accepted: 03/02/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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We studied whether there is an association between hostility and cardiovascular heart disease (CHD) risk factors, such as the metabolic syndrome, systemic inflammation and autonomic cardiac control. Participants were 912 women and 712 men aged 15-30 when hostility was measured in 1992. Metabolic syndrome was assessed 9years later in 2001 using 3 definitions: the National Institute of Health Adult Treatment Panel III criteria (NCEP), the European Group for the Study of Insulin Resistance criteria (EGIR), and the International Diabetes Federation criteria (IDF). C-reactive protein (CRP) defined in 2001 was the marker of inflammation. Cardiac control indices were from EGC recording. In women, hostility predicted increased risk of metabolic syndrome (EGIR, and the IDF definitions, ORs = 1.34, 1.35, p < 0.05), and higher levels of inflammation (β = 0.09, p < 0.01). We concluded that hostility is associated with metabolic syndrome and systemic inflammation in women and these conditions may be factors linking hostility to CHD.
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- Marko Elovainio
- Department of Behavioural Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland.
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Psychological distress predicts the development of the metabolic syndrome: a prospective population-based study. Psychosom Med 2011; 73:158-65. [PMID: 21148808 DOI: 10.1097/psy.0b013e3182037315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine prospectively the association of psychological distress with the development of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) and the potential influence of demographic characteristics, health behaviors, and inflammation in this association. METHODS A total of 466 (n = 185 males; 281 females) subjects, aged 36 to 56 years, and free of MetS at baseline, participated in a population-based study from 1997 to 1998 and again from 2004 to 2005. Mean observation time was 6.4 years. Various clinical, biochemical, and behavioral factors were measured at baseline, including assessment of psychological distress using the 12-item General Health Questionnaire. The development of MetS was measured at follow-up based on National Cholesterol Education Program criteria. RESULTS Subjects with high psychological distress at baseline (General Health Questionnaire scores, 4-12) were more than twice as likely to develop MetS than those with low psychological distress (odds ratio, 2.18; 95% confidence interval, 1.30-3.64). Adjustments for 1) age, gender, and sociodemographic variables; 2) health behaviors (smoking, alcohol use, and leisure time physical activity); and 3) C-reactive protein in the analysis diminished the odds of developing MetS in the distressed group (odds ratio, 1.87; 95% confidence interval, 1.83 and 1.81, respectively); however, the association remained statistically significant (p = .025-.038). CONCLUSIONS Psychological distress at baseline increases the risk of developing MetS during follow-up. This association remained robust after adjusting for age, gender, sociodemographic variables, baseline health behaviors, and C-reactive protein. These prospective findings are evidence of a significant association between psychological distress and the development of MetS.
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Nishina M, Nishina K, Ohira T, Makino K, Iso H. Associations of Psychological Distress with Metabolic Syndrome Among Japanese Urban Residents. J Atheroscler Thromb 2011; 18:396-402. [DOI: 10.5551/jat.6692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Sutin AR, Costa PT, Uda M, Ferrucci L, Schlessinger D, Terracciano A. Personality and metabolic syndrome. AGE (DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS) 2010; 32:513-519. [PMID: 20567927 PMCID: PMC2980597 DOI: 10.1007/s11357-010-9153-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2010] [Accepted: 05/11/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The prevalence of metabolic syndrome has paralleled the sharp increase in obesity. Given its tremendous physical, emotional, and financial burden, it is of critical importance to identify who is most at risk and the potential points of intervention. Psychological traits, in addition to physiological and social risk factors, may contribute to metabolic syndrome. The objective of the present research is to test whether personality traits are associated with metabolic syndrome in a large community sample. Participants (N = 5,662) from Sardinia, Italy, completed a comprehensive personality questionnaire, the NEO-PI-R, and were assessed on all components of metabolic syndrome (waist circumference, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, blood pressure, and fasting glucose). Logistic regressions were used to predict metabolic syndrome from personality traits, controlling for age, sex, education, and current smoking status. Among adults over age 45 (n = 2,419), Neuroticism and low Agreeableness were associated with metabolic syndrome, whereas high Conscientiousness was protective. Individuals who scored in the top 10% on Conscientiousness were approximately 40% less likely to have metabolic syndrome (OR = 0.61, 95% CI = 0.41-0.92), whereas those who scored in the lowest 10% on Agreeableness were 50% more likely to have it (OR = 1.53, 95% CI = 1.09-2.16). At the facet level, traits related to impulsivity and hostility were the most strongly associated with metabolic syndrome. The present research indicates that those with fewer psychological resources are more vulnerable to metabolic syndrome and suggests a psychological component to other established risk factors.
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- Angelina R Sutin
- Laboratory of Personality and Cognition, National Institute on Aging, NIH, DHHS, 251 Bayview Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
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Type D personality is associated with increased metabolic syndrome prevalence and an unhealthy lifestyle in a cross-sectional Dutch community sample. BMC Public Health 2010; 10:714. [PMID: 21092104 PMCID: PMC3002331 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2010] [Accepted: 11/19/2010] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Background People with Type D-Distressed-personality have a general tendency towards increased negative affectivity (NA), while at the same time inhibiting these emotions in social situations (SI). Type D personality is associated with an increased risk of adverse outcomes in patients with cardiovascular disease. Whether Type D personality is a cardiovascular risk factor in healthy populations remains to be investigated. In the present study, the relations between Type D personality and classical cardiovascular risk factors, i.e. metabolic syndrome and lifestyle were investigated in a Dutch community sample. Methods In a cross-sectional study 1592 participants were included, aged 20-80 years. Metabolic syndrome was defined by self-report, following the International Diabetes Federation-IDF-guidelines including an increased waist circumference, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and diabetes. In addition lifestyle factors smoking, alcohol use, exercise and dietary habits were examined. Metabolic syndrome prevalence was stratified by Type D personality (a high score on both NA and SI), lifestyle and confounders age, gender, having a partner, higher education level, cardiac history, family history of cardiovascular disease. Results Metabolic syndrome was more prevalent in persons with a Type D personality (13% vs. 6%). Persons with Type D personality made poorer lifestyle choices, adhered less to the physical activity norm (OR = 1.5, 95%CI = 1.1-2.0, p = .02), had a less varied diet (OR = 0.50, 95%CI = 0.40-0.70, p < .0005), and were less likely to restrict their fat intake (OR = 0.70, 95%CI = 0.50-0.90, p = .01). Type D personality was related to a twofold increased risk of metabolic syndrome (OR = 2.2, 95%CI = 1.2-4.0, p = .011), independent of lifestyle factors and confounders. Conclusions Type D personality is related to an increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome and unhealthy lifestyle, which suggests both behavioral and biological vulnerability for development of cardiovascular disorders and diabetes.
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