David L DeLara, Lisa M Pollack, Hilary K Wall, Anping Chang, Linda Schieb, Kevin Matthews, Haley Stolp, Quinn R Pack, Michele Casper, Sandra L Jackson
County-Level Cardiac Rehabilitation and Broadband Availability: Opportunities for Hybrid Care in the United States
Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and prevention
depression common psychiatric health issue affecting estimated 5 adults worldwide lead disability increased economic burden consequently identifying factors associated depression early possible vital issue aim study explore associations large cohort 121601 taiwanese participants taiwan biobank also identify sex differences associations study cohort included 77902 women 43699 men mean age 499 110 years classified depression n 4362 36 without depression n 117239 964 results multivariable analysis showed female sex vs male sex odds ratio 2578 95 confidence interval 23192866 p 0001 significantly associated depression older age diabetes mellitus dm hypertension low systolic blood pressure sbp smoking history living alone low glycated hemoglobin hba1c high triglycerides low uric acid significantly associated depression men women older age dm hypertension low sbp smoking history alcohol history education level middle high school vs lower elementary school living alone high body mass index bmi menopause low hba1c high triglycerides high total cholesterol low estimated glomerular filtration rate egfr low uric acid significantly associated depression significant interactions sex dm p 0047 smoking history p 0001 alcohol use p 0001 bmi p 0022 triglyceride p 0033 egfr p 0001 uric acid p 0004 depression conclusion results showed sex differences depression women significantly associated depression compared men furthermore also found sex differences among risk factors associated depression