Evaluation of cooccurance prevelance of depressive symptoms and metabolic syndrome in patients applied Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, Family Medicine Department Outpatient Clinic

Objective: Our aim is to evaluate the prevelance and coocurance of metabolic sydrome according to different guidelines and depressive symptoms in outpatient clinic of family medicine department to contribute the diagnosis and treatment period. Methods: Our cross-sectional study performed with informed participants applied Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine Family Medicine Department outpatient clinic in between 01.12.2013-01.04.2014. Questionnaire about demographical variables and Beck Depression Inventory scale used and performed by investigator with face to face interview. We diagnose metabolic syndrome according to The Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism of Turkey, National Cholesterol Education Programme ATP III and International Diabetes Federation guidelines. Data evaluated with SPSS 15.0 package program, p<0.05 is accepted statistically significant. Results: Our study was performed with 247 participants. The medium age 34.98±14.90 years, 60.6% of participants were female, 87.4% of high school and upper education level. We grouped the participants according to Beck depression inventory point; 73.9% minimum, 16.6% mild, 9.3% moderate, 0% severe. Elevated Beck Depression Inventory point causes rational increase prevalence of metabolic syndrome in 2 guidelines.(p<0.05) Conclusion: As the severity of depressive symptoms increases there is an increased incidence of metabolic syndrome. Monitoring patients closer who have depressive symptoms by family physicians in primary care is important in terms of components of metabolic syndrome. Key words: Metabolic Syndrome, Major Depression, Depressive symptoms