About 6.000 middle-aged people participated in the research, which was conducted by British scientists from University College London, and each participant was followed for five and a half years.
14,9 percent of the participants in this study suffered from depression, and the researchers noted that as many as 20 percent of people who suffer from some heart disease have symptoms of depression, while in people who do not suffer from heart disease, that percentage was 14 percent.
Research has shown that people with coronary artery disease are 67 percent more likely to die than people without heart problems or depression. People who suffered from depression were twice as likely to die during the study period than those without heart disease or depression.
Research has shown that people who have heart problems and symptoms of depression are almost five times more likely to die than people who do not have either of those two problems.
Experts point out that these results show how important exercise is for maintaining health, given that it helps with both bad mood and heart disease.
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