Anxiety and depression in young and middle aged hypertensive and normotensive subjects

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The effects of essential hypertension on measures of anxiety and depression for 2 age groups of hypertensive (free from hypertension-related pathology and/or cardiovascular disease) and normotensive [human] subjects were examined. Hypertensive subjects had significantly higher State Anxiety scores and Zung Depression scores than did normotensive subjects. These differences between the blood pressure groups were due largely to the scores of the younger hypertensive subjects. The results are consistent with previous results which found that younger hypertensives differed (relative to controls) from middle-aged hypertensives on measures, i.e., symptoms reported on the Cornell Medical Index and WAIS [Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale] Performance scores. Age associated differences in response to hypertension and factors that might account for these differences were discussed.

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