TOPLINE:
A history of depression was associated with a 14% higher risk for incident heart failure (HF) than no history of depression in a new study, even after adjusting for known HF risk factors and sociodemographic data.
METHODOLOGY:
- This cohort study analyzed data of more than 2.8 million US veterans (median age, 54 years; 94% men; 69.5% White individuals; and 20% Black individuals) of the Veterans Affairs Birth Cohort between 2000 and 2015, with a median follow-up of 6.9 years.
- The included participants were free of HF at baseline and had three outpatient visits within 5 years.
- The time to incident HF was compared among participants with prevalent depression at baseline (8%) and those without depression at and after baseline.
- The analysis was adjusted for sociodemographic covariates, such as age, sex, race, and…