Association of long-term depressive burden with incident cardiometabolic multimorbidity: a prospective study in middle-aged and older adults across three continents.
Background Cardiometabolic multimorbidity (CMM) is a growing concern as global population ages. Although baseline depression is a recognised risk factor for chronic diseases, the dynamic and cumulative effect of depression on CMM remains unclear. We aimed to evaluate the longitudinal association between long-term depre...