Generalized Anxiety Disorder Is Associated with Metabolic Syndrome in the Vietnam Experience Study

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 91-93

  Carroll, Douglas ^a   Phillips, Anna C ^a   Thomas, G Neil ^b   Gale, Catharine R ^c   Deary, Ian ^d   Batty, G David ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b School of Medical and Dental Sciences

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Generalized anxiety disorder; major depressive disorder; metabolic syndrome; veterans

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARMY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INCOME; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING HABIT; TELECONSULTATION; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UNITED STATES; VETERAN; VIET NAM;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; VETERANS; VIETNAM CONFLICT;

EID: 67349092211     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2009.02.020     Document Type: Article

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