Fig. 2: Association between baseline FI, depressive symptoms and CVD. | Nature Communications

Fig. 2: Association between baseline FI, depressive symptoms and CVD.

From: Frailty and depressive symptoms in relation to cardiovascular disease risk in middle-aged and older adults

Fig. 2

Note: FI, frailty index; CVD, cardiovascular disease; (A) Pooled; (B) HRS, Health and Retirement Study; (C) CHARLS, China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study; (D) SHARE, Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe; (E) ELSA, English Longitudinal Study of Ageing; (F) MHAS, Mexican Health and Aging Study. All analyses have been adjusted for age, sex, education, employment, marital status, co-residence with children, smoking, drinking, social activity, and physical activity. In the SHARE and Pooled cohorts, we controlled the different country. In the analyses, HRS used frailty status in 2000, depressive symptoms in 2002, and incident CVD in 2004–2018; CHARLS used frailty status in 2011, depressive symptoms in 2013, and incident CVD in 2015–2018; SHARE used frailty status in 2011, depressive symptoms in 2013, and incident CVD in 2015–2019; ELSA used frailty status in 2004, depressive symptoms in 2006, and incident CVD in 2008–2018; MHAS used frailty status in 2001, depressive symptoms in 2003, and incident CVD in 2012–2018.

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