Prospective association between depressive symptoms and blood-pressure related outcomes in Kosovo.

• Main Authors: Katrina A Obas (Author), Marek Kwiatkowski (Author), Ariana Bytyci-Katanolli (Author), Shukrije Statovci (Author), Naim Jerliu (Author), Qamile Ramadani (Author), Nicu Fota (Author), Jana Gerold (Author), Manfred Zahorka (Author), Nicole Probst-Hensch (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Kosovo has the lowest life expectancy in the Western Balkans, where cardiovascular disease (CVD) accounts for over half of all deaths. Depression also contributes to disability in the country, with a prevalence of moderate to severe symptoms reported as high as 42% in the general population. Althoug...