Depressive Symptoms Associated With Cardiovascular Disease Risk

According to an analysis of two data sets, older adults with depressive symptoms, even low-level symptoms but not cardiovascular problems at baseline are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease (CVD) over time. In the first data set, each rise in the depression score raised the likelihood that the person had experienced a fatal or non-fatal coronary heart disease (CHD) incident by 7%, the likelihood of stroke by 5%, and the likelihood of CVD (a combination of CHD and stroke) rose by 6%. In the second data set, each rise in the depression score raised likelihood of CHD by . . .