Key result
Various factors including gender, age, diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and heart failure were associated with anxiety and depression in 68,647 patients with cardiovascular disease.
Why the study?
Mental distress is associated with cardiovascular disease, but no study has investigated the combination of potential demographic and clinical factors associated with anxiety and depression in these patients.
Observational (n=68,647)
No
Answers are grounded in this paper and cite their sources.
Multiple demographic and clinical factors, including specific comorbidities and long-term antibiotic use, are significantly associated with anxiety and depression in patients with cardiovascular disease.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major cause of death among Americans. There are many comorbidities that exist with CVD, such as insulin-dependent diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and others. Mental distress such as anxiety and depression are comorbidities associated with CVD as well. The purpose of this study is to investigate the potential factors that could possibly affect mental health in CVD patients. A de-identified database obtained from United Health Services - Cardiology Department in Binghamton, New York included medical records of 68,647 patients. Using Chi-Square statistical analysis, many variables were associated with anxiety and depression in CVD patients. These variables included gender, age, insulin-dependent diabetes, hypertension, cancer malignant, obesity, heart failure, coronary artery disease, and long-term use of antibiotic. To our knowledge, no study has investigated the combination of these factors in association with mental distress in CVD patients. Findings from this study will have the potential to contribute to better predictive ability of mental distress in CVD patients.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Ahmed et al. (2019) conducted an observational in Cardiovascular disease (n=68,647). Clinical and demographic factors (e.g., age, gender, comorbidities) was evaluated on Anxiety and depression. Various factors including gender, age, diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and heart failure were associated with anxiety and depression in 68,647 patients with cardiovascular disease.
Synapse has enriched 10 related papers. Consider them for comparative context: