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October 26, 1998Archives of Internal Medicine

Women with 6 or more depressive symptoms had a significantly increased adjusted risk of death (HR, 1.47; 95% CI, 1.14-1.88; P=.003) compared with those who had 5 or fewer depressive symptoms.

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Why the study?

Are depressive symptoms associated with increased mortality in older white women?

Population

7518 white women 67 years of age or older recruited from population-based listings in Baltimore, Md…

Comparison

Presence of 6 or more depressive symptoms on the… vs 5 or fewer depressive symptoms

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

average of 6 years

Authors

MWMary A. Whooley

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Overview

May warrant attention to depressive symptoms in older women; leaves open whether intervention reduces mortality risk.

Structured PICO

Are depressive symptoms associated with increased mortality in older white women?

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Population
7518 white women 67 years of age or older recruited from population-based listings in Baltimore, Md, Minneapolis, Minn, Portland, Ore, and the Monongahela Valley, Pa.
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Intervention
Presence of 6 or more depressive symptoms on the Geriatric Depression Scale (short form)
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Comparator
5 or fewer depressive symptoms
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Outcome
All-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, cancer mortality, and noncancer/noncardiovascular mortalityhard clinical

Depressive symptoms are an independent risk factor for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in older white women.

Cite This Study

Mary A. Whooley (1998) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a10ef63497e609eda647a24https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.158.19.2129
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