Friedman M J, Bennet P L
Psychosom Med. 1977 Mar-Apr;39(2):134-42. doi: 10.1097/00006842-197703000-00008.
The study consisted of 1101 Caucasian, male outpatients, who were screened for depression and hypertension in order to test the hypothesis that there is a unique relationship between these two illnesses. Depression was assessed by the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) while diastolic blood pressure (BP) was accepted as the index of hypertension. Medical records were reviewed to determine whether the patient's clinical diagnoses would have an effect on any relationship between depression and hypertension. It was found that there was no correlation between elevated scores on the Zung SDS and diastolic BP. The diagnosis of anxiety, however, was significantly associated both with depression and hypertension.
该研究包括1101名白种男性门诊患者，他们接受了抑郁症和高血压筛查，以检验这两种疾病之间存在独特关系的假设。采用zung自评抑郁量表（SDS）评估抑郁情况，舒张压（BP）作为高血压指标。查阅病历以确定患者的临床诊断是否会对抑郁与高血压之间的任何关系产生影响。结果发现，zung SDS评分升高与舒张压之间没有相关性。然而，焦虑症的诊断与抑郁症和高血压均显著相关。
