Key result
Self-reported mixed anxiety and depression symptoms (HADS-T ≥25 points) were associated with increased mortality risk over 4.5 years (P=0.043), with a significant dose-response trend (P=0.02).
Why the study?
Do self-reported mixed anxiety and depression symptoms increase mortality risk in the general population?
Population
2624 individuals from a general population survey
Comparison
High self-reported mixed anxiety and depression… vs Low symptom score (HADS-T score 0-19 points)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
4.5 years
Authors
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May warrant screening for mixed anxiety-depression; leaves open whether intervention reduces mortality risk.
Cohort (n=2,624)
Do self-reported mixed anxiety and depression symptoms increase mortality risk in the general population?
p-value: p=0.043
Self-reported mixed anxiety and depression symptoms show a dose-response relationship with increased total mortality risk over 4.5 years.
Bjerkeset et al. (2007) conducted a cohort in Mixed anxiety and depression (n=2,624). Self-reported mixed anxiety and depression symptoms (HADS-T score ≥25 points) vs. Lower HADS-T score groups (0-19 points) was evaluated on Total mortality (p=0.043). Self-reported mixed anxiety and depression symptoms (HADS-T ≥25 points) were associated with increased mortality risk over 4.5 years (P=0.043), with a significant dose-response trend (P=0.02).
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