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Do Depressive Symptoms Predict Blood Pressure Control in US Veterans?

Sharon Y LeeMolly E WaringCrystal L ParkErin C Blake
Published in: Journal of general internal medicine (2021)
US veterans with moderately severe-to-severe depressive symptoms were less likely to have uncontrolled blood pressure than veterans with none-to-minimal symptoms. Future research should examine factors unique to veterans that may explain findings opposite of the hypothesized relationship between depressive symptoms and blood pressure control.
Keyphrases
  • depressive symptoms
  • blood pressure
  • social support
  • hypertensive patients
  • sleep quality
  • heart rate
  • early onset
  • type diabetes
  • adipose tissue
  • blood glucose
  • current status
  • metabolic syndrome
  • skeletal muscle
  • weight loss