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The Effect Of Depression, Inflammation And Sleep Quality On Risk For Cardiovascular Disease, Catherine L. O'Neil
The Effect Of Depression, Inflammation And Sleep Quality On Risk For Cardiovascular Disease, Catherine L. O'Neil
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Background
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the number one killer even after years of advances and preventative measures. Identifying and reducing modifiable risk factors is a health care priority. CVD Risk assessments are calculated using several traditional risk factors including age, gender, race, blood pressure, cholesterol, history of diabetes, and smoking to estimate a persons’ risk of developing CVD (heart disease or stroke) in the next 10-years. In addition to the traditional risk factors for CVD, there is increasing evidence of metabolic disorders, depressive symptoms, inflammation and sleep quality posing a greater risk for CVD. However, these factors are not included …