Patterns of Association between Depressive Symptoms and Chronic Medical Morbidities in Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate the association between depressive symptoms and several medical morbidities, and their combination, in a large older population.

Design

Cross-sectional study of baseline data from the ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE) trial.

Setting

Multicentric study conducted in Australia and the United States.

Participants

A total of 19,110 older adults (mean age = 75 years [standard deviation = ±4.5]).

Measurements

Depressive symptoms were measured using the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D 10) scale. Medical morbidities were defined according to condition-specific methods. Logistic regression was used to calculate odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) to test associations before and after

SUBMITTER: Agustini B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7879564 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature