title: Angina, functional impairment and physical inactivity among Mexican-American women with depressive symptoms.
abstract: There has been a long-standing interest in the relationship between cardiovascular disease (CVD) and psychiatric morbidity, specifically depressive symptoms. The aims of this study were to determine the following: 1. The relationship between the presence of angina and depressive symptoms; 2. The influences of sociodemographic covariates on this relationship; and 3. The effects of functional impairment or inactivity level in mediating the relationship between angina and depressive symptoms. The data utilized for this study was from the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HHANES) on 1,558 Mexican American women. The survey was cross sectional, conducted in 1982-84. The dependent variable was depression as measured by the Center for Epidemiologic Depression Scale (CES-D). The independent variable was the presence of angina as measured by the Rose Questionnaire. Covariates included functional impairment, physical activity, age, education, acculturation, poverty level, marital status, and work status. The findings suggest that functional impairment has a stronger association with depressive symptoms than angina or physical inactivity. Significant sociodemographic variables include single marital status and poverty. Comorbidity has been a neglected area of research for Mexican American women, but this study suggests that functional impairment is a more important factor associated with depressive symptomatology than angina.
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000150:complications* / Q000208:ethnology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications* / Q000208:ethnology; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017058:Mexican Americans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D016387:Women's Health