Abstract
BACKGROUND: The association between depression after myocardial infarction and increased risk of mortality and cardiac morbidity may be due to cardiac disease severity.
AIMS: To combine original data from studies on the association between post-infarction depression and prognosis into one database, and to investigate to what extent such depression predicts prognosis independently of disease severity.
METHOD: An individual patient data meta-analysis of studies was conducted using multilevel, multivariable Cox regression analyses.
RESULTS: Sixteen studies participated, creating a database of 10 175 post-infarction cases. Hazard ratios for post-infarction depression were 1.32 (95% CI 1.26-1.38, P<0.001) for all-cause mortality and 1.19 (95% CI 1.14-1.24, P<0.001) for cardiovascular events. Hazard ratios adjusted for disease severity were attenuated by 28% and 25% respectively.
CONCLUSIONS: The association between depression following myocardial infarction and prognosis is attenuated after adjustment for cardiac disease severity. Still, depression remains independently associated with prognosis, with a 22% increased risk of all-cause mortality and a 13% increased risk of cardiovascular events per standard deviation in depression z-score.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 90-102 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | British Journal of Psychiatry |
Volume | 203 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2013 |
Keywords
- Aged
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Cause of Death
- Comorbidity
- Depressive Disorder
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Myocardial Infarction
- Prognosis
- Risk
- Severity of Illness Index
- Surveys and Questionnaires