TY - T1 - Is Symptomatic Long QT Syndrome Associated with Depression in Women and Men? SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/237092 T3 - A1 - Wesolowska, Karolina; Elovainio, Marko; Koponen, Mikael; Tuiskula, Annukka M.; Hintsanen, Mirka; Keltikangas-Jarvinen, Liisa; Maattanen, Ilmari; Swan, Heikki; Hintsa, Taina A2 - PB - Y1 - 2017 LA - eng AB - We examined whether long QT syndrome (LQTS) mutation carrier status or symptomatic LQTS are associated with depression, and whether there are sex differences in these potential relationships. The sample comprised 782 participants (252 men). Of the 369 genetically defined LQTS mutation carriers, 169 were symptomatic and 200 were asymptomatic. The control group consisted of 413 unaffected relatives. Depression was assessed using the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II). No association was found f... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - Arrhythmia; Depression; Long QTsyndrome (LQTS); Sex differences; CORONARY-ARTERY-DISEASE; STRESSFUL LIFE EVENTS; PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY; FOUNDER MUTATIONS; MAJOR DEPRESSION; SEX-DIFFERENCES; RISK; GENDER; METAANALYSIS; POPULATION; 3121 General medicine, internal medicine and other clinical medicine; 1184 Genetics, developmental biology, physiology; 515 Psychology N1 - PP - ER -