title: [Prevalence of depression in a geriatric population with metabolic syndrome].
abstract: Metabolic Syndrome (Metabolic Syndrome, MS) is associated with many other diseases in the elderly. We have studied a possible correlation between this disorder and depression in a Geriatric Centre. The study was conducted on a random sample of 30 geriatric patients, then divided into 2 groups according to clinical and instrumental diagnostic investigations: 15 patients affected MS according to the criteria of NCEP ATP III, and 15 controls without MS. Then it's administered the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). Elaboration of the results it appears statistically significant correlation (t=2.05, p=0.0495) between MS and depression in the elderly.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze cardiovascolari, respiratorie, nefrologiche, geriatriche, Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza Università di Roma.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Troisi
authors.forename: Valeria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Formosa
authors.forename: Alessia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bellomo
authors.forename: Michela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cirene
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: D'Ottavio
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Frezza
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gianturco
authors.forename: Alessia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iori
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lo Iacono
authors.forename: Benedetta
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Marigliano
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Marigliano
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies