Association of Depression and Anxiety With the Accumulation of Chronic Conditions.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Longitudinal associations between comorbid depression and anxiety with the accumulation of chronic illnesses are unclear, and questions remain about the contributions associated with each condition in the increasing prevalence of multimorbidity.

Objective

To compare the risk and rate of accumulating chronic conditions in people with depression, anxiety, and comorbid depression and anxiety vs individuals with neither depression nor anxiety.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study used the Rochester Epidemiology Project medical records-linkage system to identify residents of Olmsted County, Minnesota, from January 1, 2005, to December 31, 2014, with follow-up ending December 31, 2017. The sample was divided into cohorts anchored at birthday ages o

SUBMITTER: Bobo WV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9062691 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature