Key result
Ideal cardiovascular health score linked to ~47% lower odds of self-reported depression.
Why the study?
The association between ideal cardiovascular health score and self-reported diagnosis of depression in Brazilian adults had not been adequately analyzed.
Is an ideal cardiovascular health score associated with a lower prevalence of self-reported depression in adults?
Cross-Sectional (n=57,898)
Is an ideal cardiovascular health score associated with a lower prevalence of self-reported depression in adults?
Ideal cardiovascular health scores are associated with a significantly lower likelihood of self-reported depression in Brazilian adults.
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Supports CVH-depression link in observational data; leaves open causality and need for prospective trials.
The aim is to analyze the association between the ideal cardiovascular health score and the self-reported diagnosis of depression in Brazilian adults. Cross-sectional study, with 57,898 Brazilian adults from the 2019 National Health Survey. Presence of self-reported depression. Exposures: behavioral scores (BMI, smoking, diet, physical activity, ideal if ≥3 ideal factors), biological (smoking, dyslipidemia, hypertension and diabetes, ideal if ≥3 ideal factors) and cardiovascular health (all factors, ideal if ≥4 ideal factors), based on the score proposed by the American Heart Association. They were categorized as poor/intermediate or ideal. Associations were tested using logistic regression models adjusted for sociodemographic characteristics. The prevalence of depression was 11.1%. All scores classified as ideal were inversely associated with depression after adjustments for sociodemographic variables (Ideal behavioral score: OR: 0.58 [95%CI: 0.48-0.70], ideal biological score: OR: 0.48 [95%CI: 0.43-0.53] and ideal cardiovascular health: OR: 0.53 [95%CI: 0.48-0.59]). The ideal cardiovascular health score was inversely associated with the self-reported diagnosis of depression among Brazilian adults.
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Prates et al. (2025) conducted a cross-sectional in Depression (n=57,898). Ideal cardiovascular health score vs. Poor/intermediate cardiovascular health score was evaluated on Self-reported diagnosis of depression (OR 0.53, 95% CI 0.48-0.59). An ideal cardiovascular health score was inversely associated with self-reported depression among Brazilian adults (OR 0.53; 95% CI 0.48-0.59).
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