Anxiety and mortality risk in community-dwelling elderly people
In: British journal of psychiatry (Print), Jg. 203 (2013), Heft OCT, S. 303-309
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Background There are conflicting data on the role of anxiety in predicting mortality. Aims To evaluate the 10-year mortality risk associated with anxiety in community-dwelling elderly people. Method Using data from 718 men and 1046 women aged 65 years and over, gender-stratified associations of anxiety symptoms (Spielberger State―Trait Anxiety Inventory, third tertile) and current DSM-IV anxiety disorder including generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) and phobia with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality were determined. Results In women, mortality risk was increased for anxiety disorder and GAD in multivariate Cox models (hazard ratio (HR) = 1.53, 95% CI 1.02―2.27 and HR=2.04, 95% CI 1.08―3.86 respectively), whereas for phobia it was nearly significant (HR = 1.52, 95% CI 0.94―2.47). Anxiety trait symptoms became non-significant as a result of the confounding effect of depressive symptoms. Anxiety disorder was associated with cardiovascular mortality in univariate analysis (HR=2.42, 95% CI 1.16―5.07). No significant associations were found in men. Conclusions Our study suggests a gender-specific association of anxiety and mortality.
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Anxiety and mortality risk in community-dwelling elderly people
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | CARRIERE, Isabelle ; RYAN, Joanne ; NORTON, Joanna ; SCALI, Jacqueline ; STEWART, Robert ; RITCHIE, Karen ; LAURE ANCELIN, Marie |
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Zeitschrift: | British journal of psychiatry (Print), Jg. 203 (2013), Heft OCT, S. 303-309 |
Veröffentlichung: | Leeds: Maney, 2013 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
Umfang: | print; 7; 44 ref |
ISSN: | 0007-1250 (print) |
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