The men were as likely as the women to become depressed with marital strain, but the link between negativity, depression and metabolic
syndrome only applied to women, she said. The depression in women accounted
for the
metabolic syndrome, she said.
Exactly why isn't known, but Henry speculated that women may take the negativity more to heart and ruminate about it more than men.
Henry can't say specifically how much risk of metabolic syndrome is attributed to the negativity.