Cohort study on the effects of depression on atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk in Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Depression has been reported to be a risk factor of cardiovascular disease in the western world, but the association has not yet been studied among Asian populations. The aim of this study was to investigate whether depression increases the risk of developing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in a large Korean cohort study.

Design

Population based cohort study.

Setting

Database of National Health Insurance System, Republic of Korea.

Participants

481 355 Koreans (260 695 men and 220 660 women) aged 40-80 years who had a biennial health check-up between 2002 and 2005.

Main outcome measure

The main outcome in this study was the first ASCVD event (hospital admission or death).

Results

Depression increased the risk of developing

SUBMITTER: Jee YH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6596942 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature