Tokyo: Experts say that women who suffer from depression are more likely to develop heart disease than men.
A study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) found that women with depression are more vulnerable to heart problems than men who have the same level of depression as women.
Depression is the third leading cause of disease worldwide, linked to cardiovascular health problems including heart attack, angina, stroke and early death.
Dr. Hidehiro Kaneko, assistant professor of medicine at the University of Tokyo in Japan, said the research could help people with depression develop better treatment strategies and prevent cardiovascular risks.
For the study, Kaneko’s team reviewed data from nearly 4.2 million people who were registered in a Japanese health database between 2005 and 2022. About 2.4 million of them were men.
The researchers looked at the participants’ weight, blood pressure and fasting laboratory test results at the initial test. They found that women with depression are more likely than men to develop heart disease, which can lead to heart attack, stroke, angina, heart failure and irregular heartbeats.
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