Self-reported depression and cardiovascular risk factors in a community sample of women.

Abstract

The authors examined data collected from a randomly selected, representative sample of 755 women (ages 23-97 years) from southeastern Australia. Self-report questionnaires were utilized to determine lifetime rates of depression and cardiovascular risk factors within the study sample. A lifetime history of depression (LHx) was reported by 145 women (19.20%). There were no associations between indices of weight, cholesterol levels, hypertension, inactivity, diabetes, and LHx. However, a history of smoking increased the odds of reporting an LHx, whereas women with self-reported angina were more than four times more likely to report an age-adjusted LHx.

• Authors: Felice N Jacka, Julie A Pasco, Stephen McConnell, Lana J Williams, Mark A Kotowicz, Geoff C Nicholson, Michael Berk
• Journal: Psychosomatics (Psychosomatics) 2007 Jan-Feb Vol. 48 Issue 1 Pg. 54-9 ISSN: 0033-3182 [Print] England
• PMID: 17209150 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Topics

• Adult
• Aged
• Aged, 80 and over
• Australia
• Cardiovascular Diseases (epidemiology, psychology)
• Depressive Disorder (epidemiology, psychology)
• Female
• Humans
• Middle Aged
• Population Surveillance
• Risk Assessment
• Risk Factors
• Statistics as Topic