title: Cerebrovascular risk factors, activity limitations, and depressed mood in African American older adults.
abstract: This study investigated the association between cerebrovascular risk factors (CVRFs), physical activity limitations, and depressed mood. The 12-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12) was administered to 1,034 urban African American older adults. A chi-square analysis demonstrated that the prevalence of depressed mood among those with high CVRF burden (13.4%) was significantly higher than among those with low vascular burden (7.6%). Physical activity limitations also predicted depressed mood, but this relationship did not mediate the relationship between cerebrovascular burden and depression. These findings highlight the relationships among cerebrovascular burden, physical activity limitations, and depressed mood among African American older adults.
authors.affiliation: Mental Health Department (116), VA Northern California Health Care System, 150 Muir Road, Martiniez, CA 94553, USA. Brian.Yochim@va.gov
authors.forename: Brian P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Yochim
authors.forename: Sheetal P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Kerkar
authors.forename: Peter A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Lichtenberg
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000368:Aged; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000209:etiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity