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October 17, 2007, 10.1097/PSY.0b013e318157ad2e
Insulin Resistance and Depressive Symptoms in Young Adult Males: Findings From Finnish Military Conscripts
Markku Timonen, MD, PhD,
Ilkka Salmenkaita, MB,
Jari Jokelainen, MSc,
Mauri Laakso, MD,
Pirjo Härkönen, MNSc,
Pentti Koskela, PhD,
V. Benno Meyer-Rochow, PhD, DSc,
Ari Peitso, MD, PhD and
Sirkka Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi, MD, PhD
From the Department of Public Health Science and General Practice (M.T., I.S., J.J., M.L., S.K.-K.), University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Unit of General Practice (J.J., M.L., S.K.-K.), Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland; Department of Sports Medicine (P.H.), Oulu Deaconess Institute, Oulu, Finland; National Public Health Institute (P.K.), Oulu, Finland; Faculty of Engineering and Sciences (V.B.M.-R.), Jacobs University (formerly International University Bremen), Bremen, Germany; Department of Physiology (V.B.M.-R.), University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Finnish Defence Forces (A.P.), Eastern Command Headquarters, Mikkeli, Finland; Oulu Health Center (S.K.-K.), Oulu, Finland.

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Figure 1. Relative odds (logarithmic scale) on insulin resistance (the highest decile and quartile of homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR)), by R-BDI (the Finnish modification of the 13-item Beck Depression Inventory) total score. The shaded area is the 95% confidence interval of the relative odds curve.
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Figure 2. Prevalence of insulin resistance in connection with no depressive symptoms as well as mild and moderate-to-severe depressive symptoms according to highest decile and quartile of homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) in young male military conscripts.
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