Association of Depression With All-Cause and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality Among Adults in China.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Depression is associated with increased disease burden worldwide and with higher risk of mortality in Western populations.

Objective

To investigate whether depression is a risk factor for all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in adults in China.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study prospectively followed adults aged 30 to 79 years in the China Kadoorie Biobank (CKB) study from June 1, 2004, to December 31, 2016, and adults aged 32 to 104 years in the Dongfeng-Tongji (DFTJ) study from September 1, 2008, to December 31, 2016. Data analysis was conducted from June 1, 2018, to March 31, 2019.

Main outcomes and measures

Depression was evaluated using the Chinese version of the World Health Organization Composite International

SUBMITTER: Meng R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7212017 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature