Figure 1. Relationship between history of a major depressive episode (MDE) and number of components of the metabolic syndrome (MS) present. Number of persons with a history of a MDE by number of metabolic syndrome components present: Women—0 components, N = 133, 1 component, N = 127, 2 components, N = 60, 3 components, N = 39, 4 to 5 components, N = 9; Men—0 components, N = 90, 1 component, N = 48, 2 components, N = 25, 3 components, N = 8, 4 to 5 components, N = 6. SEM represented with error bars.