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.
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.
Authors: Kai G Kahl; Ulrich Schweiger; Christoph Correll; Conrad Müller; Marie-Luise Busch; Michael Bauer; Peter Schwarz Journal: Brain Behav Date: 2015-01-21 Impact factor: 2.708