Depressive symptoms and cardiovascular disease: a population-based study of older adults in rural Burkina Faso.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To contribute to the current understanding of depressive disorders in sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries by examining the association of depressive symptoms with cardiovascular and cardiometabolic conditions in a population-based study of middle-aged and older adults in rural Burkina Faso.

Setting

This study was conducted in the Nouna Health and Demographic Surveillance System in north-western Burkina Faso, in a mixed rural and small-town environment. The data were obtained between May and July 2018.

Participants

Consenting adults over 40 years of age (n=3026).

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire depression module (PHQ-9). Chronic cardiometabolic conditions were assessed via

SUBMITTER: Brinkmann B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7757460 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature