Citation

Cukrowicz KC, Jahn DR, Hall JR, O'Bryant S. J. Health Psychol. 2012; 17(8): 1203-1211.

Affiliation

Texas Tech University, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1359105311427474

PMID

22274746

Abstract

Rural-dwelling adults face different health concerns and risks than do adults living in urban areas, with reduced assess to care. Studies examining the associations between anxiety and/or depression and blood pressure have yielded mixed results. This study addressed this by examining the association of these symptoms to blood pressure in men compared to women, and for differing racial groups in a rural population in the western United States. Analyses indicate the association between depression and blood pressure differs by race. Further, depressive symptoms were associated with higher diastolic blood pressure for participants at or above the mean of anxiety.

Language: en