Hypertension
People with Symptoms of Depression or Anxiety at Higher Risk, Especially Black Women
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, March 27th, 2000
The increase in risk associated with depression or anxiety is similar among white women and all men but is substantially higher among black women, according to Bruce S. Jonas, ScM, PhD, and James F. Lando, MD, MPH, of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The increased risk for depression or anxiety persisted even after controlling for other hypertension risk factors including: age, gender, race, education, smoking, alcohol use, baseline diastolic and systolic blood pressure, and body...
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