Depressive and anxious symptoms and 20-year mortality: Evidence from the Stirling County study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depression and anxiety disorders are highly comorbid, and share significant symptom overlap. Whereas depression has been consistently associated with excess mortality, the association between anxiety and mortality is less clear. Our aim was to identify constellations of anxious and depressive symptoms and examine their associations with mortality.

Method

This study considers respondents from the 1970 (n = 1203) and 1992 (n = 1402) cohorts of the Stirling County study. Symptoms of depression and anxiety were assessed using structured at-home interviews. Vital status of participants through 2011 was determined using probabilistic linkages to the Canadian Mortality Database.

Results

Exploratory factor analysis yielded three correlated factors in each cohort. I

SUBMITTER: Colman I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6035782 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature