Experienced Poor Lighting Contributes to the Seasonal Fluctuations in Weight and Appetite That Relate to the Metabolic Syndrome

Table 5

Degree of the metabolic factor based on seasonal variations in mood and behavior in a representative sample of the Finns aged 30 and over.

	Global Seasonality Score			Ratio of the metabolic to mental factor loadings
	Mean	95% CI	S.D.	Mean	95% CI	S.D.	Median
No diagnosis	4.87	4.79 to 4.96	2.97	0.20	−0.14 to 0.55	12.20	0.25
Alcohol use disorder only	5.86	5.43 to 6.28	2.90	−0.17	−1.27 to 0.93	7.49	−0.32
Depressive disorder only	6.56	6.16 to 6.96	3.19	0.034	−2.44 to 2.50	19.82	0.39
Anxiety disorder only	5.95	5.34 to 6.56	3.33	0.41	−1.17 to 1.99	8.67	0.41
Comorbid condition	7.50	6.86 to 8.13	3.55	0.36	−0.47 to 1.19	4.63	0.41

CI = confidence interval; S.D. = standard deviation.