Why the study?
Are mood and anxiety disorders associated with an increased prevalence of coronary heart disease in Brazilian adults?
Population
15,105 civil servants aged 35 to 74 at baseline from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health
Comparison
Mood and anxiety disorders vs Absence of mood and anxiety disorders
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May inform integrated mental health screening in CHD; extends associations to Brazilian adults but leaves causality open.
Are mood and anxiety disorders associated with an increased prevalence of coronary heart disease in Brazilian adults?
Mood and anxiety disorders, particularly when comorbid, are strongly associated with an increased prevalence of coronary heart disease in a large Brazilian cohort.
Kemp et al. (2015) studied this question.
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