Scared to death: Results from the health, aging, and body composition study

Gretchen A. Brenes; Stephen B. Kritchevsky; Kala M. Mehta; Kristine Yaffe; Eleanor M. Simonsick; Hilsa N. Ayonayon; Caterina Rosano; Susan M. Rubin; Suzanne Satterfield; Brenda W.J.H. Penninx

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Scared to death: Results from the health, aging, and body composition study

Gretchen A. Brenes, Stephen B. Kritchevsky, Kala M. Mehta, Kristine Yaffe, Eleanor M. Simonsick, Hilsa N. Ayonayon, Caterina Rosano, Susan M. Rubin, Suzanne Satterfield, Brenda W.J.H. Penninx

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Objective: The purpose of this study is to determine if anxiety is associated with mortality and if race moderates and depression mediates this relationship. Method: Participants are 3,015 adults aged 70ĝ€"79 years. Results: Anxiety symptoms were significant predictors of all-cause, cardiovascular, and noncardiovascular mortality among blacks but not whites. Depression was not related to mortality. Conclusions: Although the mechanisms that underlie the relationship between anxiety and mortality are unknown, routine assessment of anxiety symptoms in clinical practice, particularly in black older adults, seems prudent. 0001944220070300000012.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	262-265
Number of pages	4
Journal	American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
Volume	15
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/JGP.0b013e31802e21f0
State	Published - Mar 2007
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Anxiety
Depression
Mortality
Race

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Geriatrics and Gerontology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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