Depression increases the onset of cardiovascular disease over and above other determinants in older primary care patients, a cohort study

Table 2 CVD events and mortality

Event (ICD-10 code)	MDD	Controls
Event (ICD-10 code)	(N = 143), %	(n = 139), %
Ischaemic heart disease^a (I20-25)	13 (9.0)	1 (0.7)
Other CVD^b (I34-37, 45-50, 71-77)	11 (7.7)	5 (3.6)
Cerebrovascular disease^c (G45, I60-67)	3 (2.1)	3 (2.2)
No event	107 (74.1)	128 (92.1)
Death with unknown cause (R99)	4 (2.8)	0 (0.0)
Missing data	5 (3.5)	2 (4.4)

^aIncludes angina pectoris, acute myocardial infarction and chronic ischemic disease
^bIncludes conduction disorders, heart failure, nonrheumatic valve disorders and aortic aneurysm/dissection
^cIncludes transient ischaemic attack and stroke (ischemic and non-ischemic)

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