Higher depression scores were independently associated with an increased risk of vascular cognitive impairment (OR 1.045) in older adults with a history of cerebrovascular disease.
Cross-Sectional (n=244)
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Higher depression scores, older age, and lower education are independent risk factors for vascular cognitive impairment in older adults with a history of cerebrovascular disease.
Effect estimate: OR 1.045 (95% CI 1.005-1.088)
p-value: p=0.028
Ha Jeong SUNG, Sang Yong PARK, Min-Woo LEE, Se-Hee KANG, Ji Hye HEO, Kyoung Ran KIM, Jae Eun HEO, Bum Mo KOO, Suhng Wook KIM. Korean J Clin Lab Sci 2026;58:41-9. https://doi.org/10.15324/kjcls.2026.58.1.41
SUNG et al. (Tue,) conducted a cross-sectional in Vascular Cognitive Impairment (n=244). Higher depression scores were independently associated with an increased risk of vascular cognitive impairment (OR 1.045) in older adults with a history of cerebrovascular disease.