[Depression and perceived general control, effort and reward at work, in men and women at age 45-64, residents of Cracow].

The aim of the study was to assess the relation between depression: effort and reward at work, perceived general control, control over life and over health. The studied sample were 3544 men and women aged 45-64 years, residents of Cracow. After adjustment for age, education, marital status, smoking and physical activity the increase of the effort coefficient by 1 standard deviation was related with an increase in the risk of depression by 31% in men and 43% in women.

[The role of vitamins and minerals supplementation in nutrition of urban and rural population--Pol-MONICA Project].

The assessment of nutritional supplement usage was studied in randomly selected population samples-1329 men and women from Warsaw and 1398 from former Tarnobrzeg voivodeship respectively. The use of vitamins/minerals supplement was reported by 20% men and 28% women from Warsaw and 8% and 17% from former Tarnobrzeg voivodeship respectively. Use of supplements was more frequent among persons with university education, full-time employment and people taking other medicines.

[Psychometric value of CES-D scale for the assessment of depression in Polish population].

Aim: The assessment of usefulness of the CES-D scale in the Polish population was studied.

Method: 50 patients with depression and 150 healthy men and women selected from the general population were examined. In a group of depressed patients the results of the CES-D scale were compared with the Beck scale.