Association between cardiovascular health and self-reported depression: 2019 National Health Survey

The aim is to analyze the association between the ideal cardiovascular health score and the self-reported diagnosis of depression in Brazilian adults. Cross-sectional study, with 57,898 Brazilian adults from the 2019 National Health Survey. Presence of self-reported depression. Exposures: behavioral scores (BMI, smoking, diet, physical activity, ideal if ≥3 ideal factors), biological (smoking, dyslipidemia, hypertension and diabetes, ideal if ≥3 ideal factors) and cardiovascular health (all factors, ideal if ≥4 ideal factors), based on the score proposed by the American Heart Association. They were categorized as poor/intermediate or ideal. Associations were tested using logistic regression models adjusted for sociodemographic characteristics. The prevalence of depression was 11.1%. All scores classified as ideal were inversely associated with depression after adjustments for sociodemographic variables (Ideal behavioral score: OR: 0.58 [95%CI: 0.48-0.70], ideal biological score: OR: 0.48 [95%CI: 0.43-0.53] and ideal cardiovascular health: OR: 0.53 [95%CI: 0.48-0.59]). The ideal cardiovascular health score was inversely associated with the self-reported diagnosis of depression among Brazilian adults.