Association of both depressive symptoms scores and specific depressive symptoms with all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The presence of depression related to an increased risk of all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality has been reported. However, studies conducted on certain specific depressive symptoms are scarce. Our purpose was to assess the effect of both depressive symptoms scores and certain specific depressive symptoms on all-cause and CVD mortality.

Methods

In the present cohort study, all participants, aged 18 years or older, were enrolled in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2005 to 2014. Depressive symptoms score was assessed using the validated 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire Depression Scale (PHQ-9), which ranges from 0 to 27, with a PHQ-9 score ≥ 10 diagnosed as depression. The outcome events were all-cause and CVD mor

SUBMITTER: Liu T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11250981 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature