In model 3, diabetes duration (AOR 1.10, p  =  0.012), abdominal obesity (15.8, p  =  0.006), depression (AOR 17.4, p  =  0.006), and high MMP-14 (AOR 14.2, p  =  0.008), were associated with CVD. Here, MMP14 is linked to major depressive disorder.