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  • Cardiovascular Health
  • Psychiatry
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Depression is linked to adverse blood pressure (BP) effects and high blood pressure variability (BPV).
  • High short-term BPV is associated with increased cardiovascular risk.
  • The early impact of depression on BPV in young adults remains unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Investigate if depression's detrimental effects on BPV are discernible in young adulthood.
  • Determine if a high risk for depression compromises BPV.
  • Examine if clinical depression features moderate its adverse effects on BPV.

Main Methods:

  • Studied 218 probands with major depressive episodes, 206 high-risk siblings, and 166 controls.
  • Conducted psychiatric evaluations and three standardized BP measurements.
  • Defined short-term BPV as the range between BP measurements.

Main Results:

  • Systolic and diastolic BP decreased over consecutive measurements.
  • No significant group differences in BPV were found after controlling for age.
  • The number of lifetime depressive episodes predicted higher diastolic BPV.

Conclusions:

  • Adverse effects of depression on BPV are not evident at a group level in young adults.
  • Lifetime depression burden, indicated by the number of episodes, predicts increased BPV.
  • BPV monitoring for young adults with depression histories could aid early cardiovascular disease prevention.