An emotional disorder called depression, which occurs in women aged 45 years and older, is nearly 2.5 times more likely to suffer a stroke, scientists from Australia have published their work in the next issue of the Stroke Journal, the American Heart Association, according to the Internet.. net "

The study, conducted by scientists for 12 years, included the participation of more than 10.5 thousand women, whose age was 47-52 years. In a state of depression, as noted, were 24% of participants. Doctors registered 177 cases of stroke during the observation period.

Depressed women were 1.9 times more likely to have a stroke, even when important factors such as lifestyle, physical activity, bad habits, high blood pressure, and being overweight were controlled for..

Scientists are still at a loss to give an exact answer to the question of why depression has such a strong effect on women in this particular age group.. They suggest that the reason for this is most likely all sorts of inflammatory processes occurring in the body, which have a negative effect on the blood vessels..

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