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Table 2 Summary of odds ratio estimates [95 % CIs] for cross-sectional studies focused on the association between depression and risk of MetS by gender, study population, continent, depression scales, MTs Scales, and Age

From: The relationship between depression and risk of metabolic syndrome: a meta‐analysis of observational studies

Subgroup Number of studies Summary OR
(95 % CI)
Between studies Between subgroups
I2 P heterogeneity Q Q P heterogeneity
Gender
Female
Male
Both
5
5
22
1.35 (0.90– 2.01)
1.52 (1.13– 2.05)
1.49 (1.31–1.69)
70.37 %
0.00 %
59.94 %
0.01
0.99
0.01
14.48
0.27
52.42
0.26 0.88
Continents
America
Asia & Australia
Europe
6
16
9
1.45 (0.94–2.25)
1.37 (1.26–1.49)
1.71 (1.47–1.99)
79.28 %
13.03 %
21.69 %
0.01
0.30
0.26
28.96
20.70
7.66
6.38 0.04
Depression Scales
BDI
CES-D
Interview & DSM
PHQ-9
Others
5
2
11
5
8
1.52 (1.19–1.94)
1.20 (0.70–2.05)
1.70 (1.37–2.12)
1.49 (1.34–1.66)
1.36 (1.09–1.69)
0.00 %
76.72 %
50.54 %
67.90 %
0.00 %
0.88
0.01
0.03
< 0.001
0.44
0.25
8.59
20.22
28.03
4.77
2.76 0.60
MTs Scales
ATP III
IDF
WHO
27
4
2
1.48 (1.32–1.67)
1.64 (1.39–1.94)
2.00 (0.53–7.52)
50.56 %
0.00 %
71.85 %
< 0.001
0.68
0.06
52.69
1.51
3.55
1.09 0.58
Study Population
General Population
Patients
Other
27
4
2
1.46 (1.33–1.60)
1.95 (1.38–2.74)
0.73 (0.18–2.88)
35.25 %
58.25 %
89.16 %
0.04
0.07
< 0.001
40.15
7.19
9.22
3.54 0.17
Age
≤ 50 Year
> 50 Year
5
7
1.66 (1.41–1.94)
1.39 (1.00–1.95)
42.62 %
50.97 %
0.14
0.06
6.97
12.24
0.82 0.36
  1. Abbreviations: BDI-I Beck Depression Inventory; CES-D Center for Epidemiologic Survey-Depression; DSM Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; IDF International Diabetes Federation; MHI-5 5-item Mental Health Inventory; NCEP-ATP III National Cholesterol Education Program-Adult Treatment Panel III; PHQ Patient Health Questionnaire; WHO World Health Organization
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