Key result
Self-reported depression correlated positively with 24-hour averages of systolic (P=0.037) and diastolic (P=0.030) blood pressure during 7-day ambulatory monitoring.
Why the study?
Does self-reported depression correlate with blood pressure and heart rate variations in a residential cohort?
Population
54 residents from Urausu, Hokkaido, Japan
Comparison
Self-reported depression and quality of life… vs Subjects without depression
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
7 days
Authors
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Does not support practice change; hypothesis-generating for depression-BP links and requires longitudinal confirmation.
Observational (n=54)
No
Does self-reported depression correlate with blood pressure and heart rate variations in a residential cohort?
p-value: p=0.037
Depression and subjective quality of life are associated with altered blood pressure and heart rate variability, suggesting a role for psychological factors in cardiovascular pathogenesis.
Shinagawa et al. (2002) reported an observational. Self-reported depression vs. No depression was evaluated on Blood pressure and heart rate variations (p=0.037). Self-reported depression correlated positively with 24-hour averages of systolic (P=0.037) and diastolic (P=0.030) blood pressure during 7-day ambulatory monitoring.
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