Depression as a Risk Factor for Mortality in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease: A Meta-analysis
Jürgen Barth, PhD,
Martina Schumacher, MA and
Christoph Herrmann-Lingen, MD
From the Department of Rehabilitation Psychology, Institute of Psychology, University of Freiburg, Germany (J.B., M.S.); and the Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, University of Goettingen, Germany (C.H.-L.).
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Figure 1. Depressive symptoms as a risk factor for mortality (univariate risk estimates using odds ratios).
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Figure 2. Depressive symptoms as a risk factor for mortality (adjusted risk estimates using hazard ratios).
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Figure 3. Clinical depression as a risk factor for mortality (univariate risk estimates using odds ratios).
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Figure 1a. Funnel plot of trials studying depressive symptoms as a risk factor for mortality (univariate risk estimates using odds ratios) with lines of 95% confidence interval.
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Figure 2a. Funnel plot of trials using depressive symptoms as a risk factor for mortality (adjusted risk estimates using hazard ratios) with lines of 95% confidence interval.
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Figure 3a. Funnel plot of trials using clinical depression as risk factor for mortality (univariate risk estimates using odds ratios) with lines of 95% confidence interval.
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