Sociodemographic, behavioral, and health-related risk factors for depression among men and women in a southern Brazilian city.

Marina X CarpenaSamuel C DumithChristian Loret de Mola ZanattiLucas Neiva-Silva

Published in: Revista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999) (2019)

Women had a higher prevalence of depression, and socioeconomic disadvantages were important for the occurrence of MDE; however, for men, only physical inactivity and stress were important predictors, suggesting possible different causal pathways for each sex.

Keyphrases

depressive symptoms
sleep quality
polycystic ovary syndrome
risk assessment
mental health
type diabetes
middle aged
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance