International journal of geriatric psychiatry
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Int J Geriatr Psychiatry · May 2013
Depression and cardiovascular risk factors: evidence from a large postmortem sample.
We aimed to investigate the association of depression with cardiovascular risk factors and diseases (CVRFD) in a large population-based sample. ⋯ In our cross-sectional study, sedentary individuals and smokers showed a higher chance of depression during lifetime. Measures to control these common risk factors could decrease the incidence of depression.