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August 15, 2025MedicineOpen Access

Risk factors for comorbid hypertension and depression in the elderly: Evidence from the China health and retirement longitudinal study

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SLS. LiRYRuihua YangXLXuekui Liu

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Analysis reveals comorbidity between hypertension and depression in elderly populations, highlighting risk factors.

Key Points

  • Comorbidity rate of depression among elderly with hypertension is 42.13%, higher than 34.13% in those without.
  • Among 11,519 participants, 14.51% had hypertension and 35.39% showed signs of depression using CES-D10.
  • Independent risk factors for comorbid conditions include age, smoking, widowhood, and self-rated health status.
  • Findings imply that elderly individuals with hypertension face a notably higher risk of developing depression.

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Li et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af2d83cf1dd9ea359e5cachttps://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000044004
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