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Does self-reported depression correlate with the prevalence of chronic diseases in adults?
Does self-reported depression correlate with the prevalence of chronic diseases in adults?
Self-reported feelings of depression are significantly associated with a higher prevalence of chronic diseases, including hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes, and coronary heart disease, highlighting the importance of integrated mental and physical health screening.
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Depression screening may flag higher cardiometabolic risk in primary care; leaves open causality and requires prospective validation.
= 0.655). This is compared to individuals who reported no feelings of depression, with 34.2% having high blood pressure, 32.2% with high cholesterol, 12.9% with diabetes, 14.1% told they had asthma, 14.1% told they were overweight, 3.9% with coronary heart disease, and 9.4% who had cancer or malignancy. Conclusion The assessment of feeling down, depressed, or hopeless is significantly associated with the risk of certain chronic diseases, with those who reported feelings of depression nearly every day at the highest risk.
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