Household Income and Metabolic Syndrome as Determinants of Depression Score Variations
Document Type
Poster
Start Date
28-4-2026 12:00 PM
End Date
28-4-2026 2:00 PM
Description
Introduction Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of biochemical and physiological abnormalities that has been proven to have a relationship with depressive characteristics (Meshat et al., 2025). This study investigated the roles of household inco me and MetsS with depression scores.
Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the possible roles of MetS and household income on depression scores, and the interaction between the two independent variables. Method Secondary data set s from the 2021-23 reporting cycle of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) were used for this study. Respondents were divided into three groups: high, middle, or low ho usehold income level. A two-way ANOVA was used to investigate potential group differences along with post hoc analyses utilizing Tukey’s HSD tests to identify the specific group differences with respect to the two independent variables.
Results The t wo-way ANOVA showed some significant effects. Regarding the first independent variable, household income level, group differences were found to be significant (F(2, 785) = 38.718, p < .001. Regarding the second independent variable, MetS Category, gro up differences were not found to be significant (F(1, 785) = 0.029, p = 0.865. Finally, there was no significant interaction revealed in the analysis.
Discussion The results showed significant differences between household income levels in relat ion to depression scores, which suggest that household income levels play a bigger role in depression scores than MetS and future research could investigate how socioeconomic status further affects mental health.
Recommended Citation
Dominguez, Carla; Dempster, Joanna; Weeks, Walter; and Hebert, George, "Household Income and Metabolic Syndrome as Determinants of Depression Score Variations" (2026). School of Allied Health Professions Research Day. 12.
https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/ahrd/2026/posters/12
Household Income and Metabolic Syndrome as Determinants of Depression Score Variations
Introduction Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of biochemical and physiological abnormalities that has been proven to have a relationship with depressive characteristics (Meshat et al., 2025). This study investigated the roles of household inco me and MetsS with depression scores.
Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the possible roles of MetS and household income on depression scores, and the interaction between the two independent variables. Method Secondary data set s from the 2021-23 reporting cycle of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) were used for this study. Respondents were divided into three groups: high, middle, or low ho usehold income level. A two-way ANOVA was used to investigate potential group differences along with post hoc analyses utilizing Tukey’s HSD tests to identify the specific group differences with respect to the two independent variables.
Results The t wo-way ANOVA showed some significant effects. Regarding the first independent variable, household income level, group differences were found to be significant (F(2, 785) = 38.718, p < .001. Regarding the second independent variable, MetS Category, gro up differences were not found to be significant (F(1, 785) = 0.029, p = 0.865. Finally, there was no significant interaction revealed in the analysis.
Discussion The results showed significant differences between household income levels in relat ion to depression scores, which suggest that household income levels play a bigger role in depression scores than MetS and future research could investigate how socioeconomic status further affects mental health.