There may be an association between anxiety and metabolic syndrome
1. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, anxiety and metabolic syndrome (MetS) showed a consistent association among cross-sectional studies, although the causality of the association could not be assessed. 2. However, among cohort studies, the findings varied—whereby some studies reported a significant correlation between anxiety and MetS and others reported no significant association. Evidence Rating
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