How Did the COVID-19 Lockdown Pandemic Affect the Depression Symptomatology in Mediterranean Older Adults with Metabolic Syndrome?

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Mean changes in BDI-II score in Spanish older adults by studied phases (lockdown and postlockdown) and according to categories (low/high) of total lockdown score, physical environment, and social contact dimensions. ANCOVA adjusted for sex, age, intervention group, previous depression symptomatology, civil status, educational level, smoking habit, previous depression diagnosis, changes in MedDiet adherence, and recruitment center. Significant changes in comparison to the prelockdown BDI-II score. Lockdown represents changes between lockdown vs. prelockdown BDI-II scores; postlockdown represents changes between postlockdown vs. prelockdown BDI-II scores.

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