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Women with CHD Experience More Severe Depression Than Men
Key clinical point: Women with comorbid coronary heart disease (CHD) and depression have a greater health burden than their male counterparts.
Major finding: Among patients with CHD and depression, female gender is tied to higher more comorbidities, including PTSD.
Study details: Cross-sectional study of 1,022 patients (750 men, 272 women) aged 30-80 whose depressive symptoms were evaluated using the Cardiac Depression Scale (CDS), a 26-item questionnaire that is used to assess depression in patients with cardiovascular disease. A larger percentage of severe depressive symptoms was found in women, compared with men (61.4% vs. 50.7%; P = 0.003).
Disclosures: The authors said they had no disclosures.
Allabadi H et al. BMC Psychiatry. 2019. doi: 10.1186/s/2888-019-22674.