Wood W G, Elias M F, Schultz N R, Pentz C A
Exp Aging Res. 1979 Feb;5(1):15-30. doi: 10.1080/03610737908257185.
This study examined the effects of essential hypertension on measures of anxiety and depression for two age groups of hypertensive (free from hypertension-related pathology and/or cardiovascular disease) and normotensive subjects. Hypertensive subjects had significantly higher State Anxiety scores and Zung Depression scores than did normotensive subjects. These differences between the blood pressure groups were due largely to the scores of the younger hypertensive subjects. The results of the present study are consistent with previous results from our laboratory that have found that younger hypertensives differed (relative to controls) from middle aged hypertensives on measures, such as, symptoms reported on the Cornell Medical Index and WAIS Performance scores. The results of the present study were discussed within the context of age associated differences in response to hypertension and factors that might account for these differences.
本研究考察了原发性高血压对两个年龄组的高血压患者（无高血压相关病变和/或心血管疾病）及血压正常者焦虑和抑郁指标的影响。高血压患者的状态焦虑得分和zung抑郁得分显著高于血压正常者。血压组之间的这些差异主要归因于年轻高血压患者的得分。本研究结果与我们实验室之前的结果一致，之前的研究发现，在诸如康奈尔医学指数报告的症状和韦氏成人智力量表操作得分等指标上，年轻高血压患者（相对于对照组）与中年高血压患者存在差异。本研究结果在对高血压反应的年龄相关差异以及可能解释这些差异的因素的背景下进行了讨论。
