Prevention & lipidsCohort study
Cardiovascular risk assessment in male and female patients with and without depression: an electronic health record evaluation in Wales
- Retrospective cohort study
- electronic health record data
Authors' conclusion
Patients with depression are more likely to have their blood pressure, lipid levels and QRISK documented than patients without depression.
Study context
- Population
- Primary care patients in Wales, primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD)
- Participants
- 2,290,075 patients
- Exposure
- Depression vs no depression
- Depressionn = 176,062
- Outcome
- Rates of CV risk factor assessment (BP measurement, lipid checks, QRISK documentation)
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
BP, lipid and QRISK assessment
- Patients with depression had BP and lipid levels checked and QRISK score documented more frequently (adjusted for sex and age group)
- Poisson regression adjusted for age and sex
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Sex differences in assessment
- Younger females more likely to have BP assessment; males more likely to have lipid levels checked, irrespective of depression status
- Significant three-way interactions depression*sex*age group for all outcomes; sex/depression difference in lipid assessment most notable in 60-74 age group
Original publication
Cardiovascular risk assessment in male and female patients with and without depression: an electronic health record evaluation in Wales. Eur J Prev Cardiol. Published 26 March 2025. doi:10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf178
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it