A new study has found a link between depression and cardiovascular disease. The study, co-led by Simon Fraser University health sciences professor Scott Lear, adds to the compounding evidence that depressive symptoms could lead to an increased risk of heart disease and early death.
The study analyzed data from 145,862 middle-aged participants from 21 countries and found a 20 percent increase in cardiovascular events and death in people with four or more depressive symptoms. Participants who lived in urban areas showed risks that were twice as high. This is a concern as the majority of the global population will be living in urban areas by 2050. It was also found that men with depression had more than double the risk of women for cardiovascular disease.
