Key result
Greater depressed mood was significantly associated with greater heart rate reactivity (p=0.013) and poorer diastolic blood pressure recovery (p=0.037) following a mental stress task in young women.
Why the study?
Is depressed mood associated with altered cardiovascular recovery following a mental stressor in healthy young women?
Population
63 healthy young women
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
15-minute recovery period
Authors
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Depressed mood may link to autonomic dysregulation in young women; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Observational (n=63)
Is depressed mood associated with altered cardiovascular recovery following a mental stressor in healthy young women?
Effect estimate: 9.6% of variation in HR reactivity; 4.5% of DBP recovery
p-value: p=0.013 for HR reactivity; 0.037 for DBP recovery
In healthy young women, greater depressed mood is associated with exaggerated heart rate reactivity and poorer diastolic blood pressure recovery following acute mental stress, highlighting a potential autonomic mechanism linking mood to future hypertension risk.
Key et al. (2009) conducted an observational in Healthy (n=63). Depressed mood was evaluated on Heart rate (HR) reactivity and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) recovery (9.6% of variation in HR reactivity; 4.5% of DBP recovery, p=0.013 for HR reactivity; 0.037 for DBP recovery). Greater depressed mood was significantly associated with greater heart rate reactivity (p=0.013) and poorer diastolic blood pressure recovery (p=0.037) following a mental stress task in young women.
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