Scared to death: Results from the health, aging, and body composition study
Scared to death: Results from the health, aging, and body composition study
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DOI：
10.1097/jgp.0b013e31802e21f0
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发表时间：
2007-03-01
影响因子：
7.2
通讯作者：
Penninx, Brenda W. J. H.
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作者：
Brenes, Gretchen A.;Kritchevsky, Stephen B.;Penninx, Brenda W. J. H.
目的：这项研究的目的是确定焦虑是否与死亡率有关，以及种族缓和和抑郁是否调节了这种关系。方法：研究对象为3015名年龄在70-79岁的成年人。结果：焦虑症状是黑人全因、心血管和非心血管死亡率的重要预测因子，但白人不是。抑郁与死亡率无关。结论：尽管焦虑和死亡率之间的关系的机制尚不清楚，但临床实践中对焦虑症状的常规评估，特别是在黑人老年人中，似乎是谨慎的。
Objective: The purpose of this study is to determine if anxiety is associated with mortality and if race moderates and depression mediates this relationship. Method: Participants are 3,015 adults aged 70-79 years. Results: Anxiety symptoms were significant predictors of all-cause, cardiovascular, and noncardiovascular mortality among blacks but not whites. Depression was not related to mortality. Conclusions: Although the mechanisms that underlie the relationship between anxiety and mortality are unknown, routine assessment of anxiety symptoms in clinical practice, particularly in black older adults, seems prudent.