Are greater depressive symptoms associated with an increased risk of mortality in men?
Depressive symptoms in men are a risk factor for all-cause mortality and stroke, highlighting the importance of mental health in cardiovascular risk assessment.
Greater depressive symptoms are associated with an increase in the risk of all-cause and, more specifically, CVD mortality in men. Stroke but not CHD was the form of CVD with which depressive symptoms were associated.
Gump et al. (Tue,) studied this question.
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