Why the study?
Are physical fitness and heart rate recovery decreased in patients with major depressive disorder compared to healthy controls?
Population
44 individuals, comprising 22 patients suffering from major depressive disorder and 22 matched healthy…
Comparison
Single exhaustive exercise task vs Matched healthy controls undergoing the same…
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Suggests elevated CV risk in MDD; hypothesis-generating for autonomic-targeted interventions.
Are physical fitness and heart rate recovery decreased in patients with major depressive disorder compared to healthy controls?
Patients with major depressive disorder exhibit reduced physical fitness and impaired heart rate recovery, indicating an elevated cardiovascular risk profile and autonomic dysfunction.
Boettger et al. (2009) studied this question.
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