شیوع سندرم متابولیک در بیماران مبتلا به اختلال افسردگی بستری در بخش سرپایی روانپزشکی: مقایسه با گروه شاهد سالم

Nearly two-fifth of depressed patients have MS and another two-fifth of patients had one or two abnormalities in the MS criteria. The prevalence of MS among patients with depressive disorders is significantly higher than the healthy controls. Hence, patients with depressive disorders should be regularly evaluated for the presence of MS and other cardiovascular risk factors and appropriate management strategies must be instituted at the earliest.