Association between depressive symptoms and arterial stiffness: a cross-sectional study in the general Chinese population.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine the independent relationship between depressive symptoms and arterial stiffness in the general Chinese population, and to explore possible interactive factors in the relationship.

Design

A cross-sectional study.

Setting and participants

Consecutive participants who received routine health physical examination in an affiliated hospital of a comprehensive university in Hunan Province, China, between September 2013 and March 2014 were examined. After exclusion of subjects not meeting the criteria, a total of 1334 subjects aged 22-77 years were recruited for final analysis.

Measures

The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 was employed to assess the degree of depressive symptoms: 0-4 no depressive symptoms, 5-9 mild depressive symptoms and 10-27 m

SUBMITTER: Peng L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7050321 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature