ArticleJournal of general internal medicine2022
Persistence of Depressive Symptoms and Risk of Incident Cardiovascular Disease With and Without Diabetes: Results from the REGARDS Study.
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- Potential cardiovascular benefits of sustained improvement in depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older adults: a longitudinal hypothetical intervention study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Longitudinal Associations of Cumulative Depression Burden With Cardiovascular Diseases and All-Cause Death Among Middle-Aged and Older Population: Evidence From 2 Nationwide Cohort Studies.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2026Article
- Beyond Traditional Risk Factors: The Role of Mental Health and Intersectionality in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Prediction Models.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2026Article
- Ethnic Differences in the Prevalence of Mental Health Disorders Among Individuals with Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Article
- 2025 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of US and Global Data From the American Heart Association.Circulation · 2025Review
- The Impact of Changes in Depression on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease.JACC. Advances · 2024Article
- 2024 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of US and Global Data From the American Heart Association.Circulation · 2024Review
- Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2023 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association.Circulation · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundBaseline depressive symptoms are associated with subsequent adverse cardiovascular (CV) events in subjects with and without diabetes but the impact of persistent symptoms vs. improvement remains controversial.
objectiveExamine long-term changes in depressive symptoms in individuals with and without diabetes and the associated risk for adverse CV events.
designREGARDS is a prospective cohort study of CV risk factors in 30,000 participants aged 45 years and older.
participantsN = 16,368 (16.5% with diabetes mellitus) who remained in the cohort an average of 11.1 years later and who had complete data. MAIN MEASURES: Depressive symptoms were measured using the 4-item Centers for Epidemiologic Study of Depression (CES-D) questionnaire at baseline and again at a mean follow-up of 5.07 (SD = 1.66) years. Adjudicated incident stroke, coronary heart disease (CHD), CV mortality, and a composite outcome were assessed in a subsequent follow-up period of 6.1 (SD = 2.6) years.
methodsThe association of changes in depressive symptoms (CES-D scores) across 5 years with incident CV events was assessed using Cox proportional hazards modeling. KEY
resultsCompared to participants with no depressive symptoms at either time point, participants without diabetes but with persistently elevated depressive symptoms at both baseline and follow-up demonstrated a significantly increased risk of incident stroke (HR (95% CI) = 1.84 (1.03, 3.30)), a pattern which was substantially more prevalent in blacks (HR (95% CI) = 2.64 (1.48, 4.72)) compared to whites (HR (95% CI) = 1.06 (0.50, 2.25)) and in those not taking anti-depressants (HR (95% CI) = 2.01 (1.21, 3.35)) in fully adjusted models.
conclusionsThe persistence of depressive symptoms across 5 years of follow-up in participants without diabetes identifies individuals at increased risk for incident stroke. This was particularly evident in black participants and among those not taking anti-depressants.
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