Article
The association between major depressive disorder in childhood and risk factors for cardiovascular disease in adolescence.
Psychosomatic medicine - 1 Feb 2014
Rottenberg Jonathan, Yaroslavsky Ilya, Carney Robert M, Freedland Kenneth E, George Charles J, Baji Ildikó, Dochnal Roberta, Gádoros Júlia, Halas Kitti, Kapornai Krisztina, Kiss Eniko, Osváth Viola, Varga Hedvig, Vetró Agnes, Kovacs Maria
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Depression in adults is associated with risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD). It is unclear, however, when the association between clinical depression and cardiac risk factors develops or how early in life this association can be detected. METHODS: In an ongoing study of pediatric depression, we compared CVD risk factors including smoking, obesity, physical activity level, sedentary behavior,...
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