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Hypertension (HTN) has been associated with a greater risk of affective disorders. Paradoxically, several studies have shown the opposite effect in which high blood pressure relates to less depressive symptoms and greater well-being. Here we dissolve this paradox and clarify the relationship between mental health, blood pressure and the development of HTN using the UK Biobank. In adjusted multiple linear regression models, we found that the presence of a HTN diagnosis was associated with impaired mental health (i.e. more depressive symptoms (N = 303,771; β = 0.043; 95% CI [0.039, 0.047]; p |
