Persistence of Depressive Symptoms and Risk of Incident Cardiovascular Disease With and Without Diabetes: Results from the REGARDS Study.

Doyle M CummingsLesley D LutesJ Lane WilsonMarissa CarrawayMonika M SaffordAndrea CherringtonD Leann LongApril P CarsonYa YuanVirginia J HowardGeorge Howard

Published in: Journal of general internal medicine (2022)

The 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.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular disease
depressive symptoms
type diabetes
social support
cardiovascular events
cardiovascular risk factors
atrial fibrillation
sleep quality
genome wide
gene expression
blood brain barrier
brain injury
coronary artery disease
skeletal muscle