Effects of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Metabolic Syndrome on Cognitive Aging in Veterans

BACKGROUND: The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (FTSD) and metabolic syndrome represent a growing number of public health problems in post-war countries. There is more and more evidence about a relationship between PTSD and metabolic syndrome as well as the research that indicates a high prevalence of metabolic syndrome in people suffering from PTSD. Understanding the relationship between PTSD and metabolic syndrome are important clinical and theoretical issues.OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to examine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in war veterans with a chronic PTSD.METHODS; Metabolic syndrome was investigated in 100 male war veterans with combat PTSE) and in 79 males who needed medical attention in a dispensary of family medicine.RESULTS: According to NCEP: ATP 111 metabolic syndrome was found in 35 % of war veterans with PTSD. Metabolic syndrome was identified more frequently in PTSD patients with co-morbid depression (63.6%) and in war veterans with PTSD of high intensity (66.7%).CONCLUSION: Metablie syndrome was found in more than 1/3 patients suffering from a chronic PTSD, The frequency was higher if the clinical presentation of a chronic PTSD was heavier and if PTSD was co-morbid with a depressive disorder.

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The association of depression and posttraumatic stress disorder with the metabolic syndrome in a multi-ethnic cohort: the HELIUS study

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology ◽

10.1007/s00127-018-1533-y ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 53 (9) ◽

pp. 921-930 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Marieke J. van Leijden ◽

Brenda W. J. H. Penninx ◽

Charles Agyemang ◽

Miranda Olff ◽

Marcel C. Adriaanse ◽

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Keyword(s):

Metabolic Syndrome ◽

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽

Posttraumatic Stress ◽

Stress Disorder ◽

The Metabolic Syndrome ◽

Helius Study

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S49EPIGENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY ON POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER DIAGNOSIS AND METABOLIC SYNDROME IN A SOUTH AFRICAN POPULATION

European Neuropsychopharmacology ◽

10.1016/j.euroneuro.2019.08.050 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 29 ◽

pp. S139

Author(s):

Sylvanus Toikumo ◽

Stefanie Malan-Muller ◽

Patricia Swart ◽

Jacqueline Womersley ◽

Leigh Van der Heuvel ◽

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Keyword(s):

Metabolic Syndrome ◽

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽

Association Study ◽

Posttraumatic Stress ◽

South African ◽

Stress Disorder ◽

African Population ◽

South African Population

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Metabolic Syndrome in People Suffering from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders ◽

10.1089/met.2013.0010 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 11 (5) ◽

pp. 301-308 ◽

Cited By ~ 55

Author(s):

Francesco Bartoli ◽

Giuseppe Carrà ◽

Cristina Crocamo ◽

Daniele Carretta ◽

Massimo Clerici

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Metabolic Syndrome ◽

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽

Posttraumatic Stress ◽

Stress Disorder ◽

Meta Analysis

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Metabolic Syndrome and Mental Health in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Patients

10.21203/rs.3.rs-44175/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Hassan SHAHMIRI ◽

Arsia TAGHVA ◽

Mohammad-Reza EBRAHIMI ◽

Seyyed Behnam HASHEMI URIMI ◽

Amir-Mohsen RAHNEJAT

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Metabolic Syndrome ◽

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽

Psychiatric Disorders ◽

Posttraumatic Stress ◽

Stress Disorder ◽

Control Group ◽

Traumatic History ◽

Psychological Reaction ◽

Ptsd Group

Abstract Background: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an abnormal physiologic and psychological reaction in person with severe traumatic history. In recent studies, the relationship between PTSD and some other disease apparently unrelated to psychological situations such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome has been revealed. Thus, the aim of this study was to survey the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and mental health in PTSD patients. Methods: The research design was retrospective cohort study. Subjects were consisted of 142 Iran-Iraq war veterans with PTSD (age: 40-60 years) and the control group was consisted of 153 veterans without PTSD. Data was collected using questionnaires, physical exams and laboratory tests.Results: Prevalence of metabolic syndrome was 45.1%in PTSD group and 17% in control group. In addition blood pressure, triglyceride and fasting blood sugar in PTSD group were significantly higher than control group (p<0.05). Also, PTSD patients had significant high rates of psychiatric disorders.Conclusion: PTSD patients are more prone to metabolic syndrome and psychiatric disorders than control group.

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