Sex-specific associations between depression and cardiovascular–kidney–metabolic syndrome progression: a national cohort study
Depressive symptoms are associated with CKM progression in a sex-specific manner, with significant effects observed only among women. These findings support adopting psychological interventions to delay CKM progression, particularly in female populations.
Authors
- Zhongcai Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0110-9791)
- Qianqian Liao
- Yan Cui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8862-5077)
- Xingguo Du (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1390-4205)
- Junwu Dong
- Ming Tian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4014-7392)
- Honglan Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2707-1699)
- Zhiqin Zhang
- Qi Gao
- Zhou Ma
- Yaping Yu
- Weirong Ren
- Xiaohong Song
Institutions
- Wuhan Puai Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
- Published
- 2026-03-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwag135
- Primary Topic
- Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00