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Journal article
Relationship between Depression and Blood Pressure and Pulse Rate in an Adolescent Clinic
Florida Pediatrician, Vol.42(3), pp.9-15
Summer 2022
Abstract
Background: Depression is a risk factor for adult cardiovascular mortality with unclear pathophysiology. The literature on physiologic parameters related to depression is inconsistent and scant in adolescent patients.
Aim of the study: The purpose of this study is to determine if there is a relationship between depression and physiologic parameters including blood pressure (BP) and pulse rate (PR) in adolescents.
Methods: Adolescents with and without depression were compared to controls without depression for systolic BP, diastolic and PR using a two-way type III ANOVA.
Results: In depressed patients, there was significantly higher systolic BP percentiles (57.4 depressed versus 47.8 non-depressed; F (DF 1) = 4.48, p = 0.036), no difference in diastolic BP, and significantly higher PR in depressed males but not females (males depressed 86.7 vs. 72.1; F (DF 1) = 8.61, p =0.003).
Conclusion: Significantly higher systolic blood pressure percentiles in depressed patients vs. non-depressed patients and significantly higher pulse rates in depressed males but not females were found. These findings may lead to a greater understanding of the physiologic correlates of depressive psychopathology that have implications for subsequent development of cardiovascular disease
Details
- Title
- Relationship between Depression and Blood Pressure and Pulse Rate in an Adolescent Clinic
- Publication Details
- Florida Pediatrician, Vol.42(3), pp.9-15
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publisher
- Editorial Board of the Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
- Identifiers
- 99380602042506600
- Academic Unit
- Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering ; Mathematics and Statistics
- Language
- English