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Depression is a leading cause of disability in the United States, but its impact on mortality rates among racially diverse populations of low socioeconomic status is largely unknown. Using data from the Southern Community Cohort Study, 2002–2015, we prospectively evaluated the associations of depressive symptoms with all-cause and cause-specific mortality in 67,781 Black (72.3%) and White (27.7%) adults, a population predominantly with a low socioeconomic status. Baseline depressive symptoms were assessed using the 10-item Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale. The median follow-up time was 10.0 years. Multivariate Cox regression was used to estimate hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals for death in association with depressive symptoms. Mild, moderate, and severe depressive symptoms were associated with increased all-cause (hazard ratio (HR) = 1.12, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.03, 1.22; HR = 1.17, 95% CI: 1.06, 1.29; HR = 1.15, 95% CI: 1.03, 1.28, respectively) and cardiovascular disease–associated death (HR = 1.23, 95% CI: 1.05, 1.44; HR = 1.18, 95% CI: 0.98, 1.42; HR = 1.43, 95% CI: 1.17, 1.75, respectively) in Whites but not in Blacks (P for interaction < 0.001, for both). Mild, moderate, or severe depressive symptoms were associated with increased rates of external-cause mortality in both races (HR = 1.24, 95% CI: 1.05, 1.46; HR = 1.31, 95% CI: 1.06, 1.61; HR = 1.42, 95% CI: 1.11, 1.81, respectively; for all study subjects, P for interaction = 0.48). No association was observed for cancer-associated deaths. Our study showed that the association between depression and death differed by race and cause of death in individuals with a low socioeconomic status. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background Although several studies have evaluated the relationship between adult height and mortality, their results have not been entirely consistent. Little is known about components of adult height in relation to mortality, particularly in developing countries.Methods We examined the association of adult height and its components (leg and trunk length) with mortality using data from 74 869 Chinese women and 61 333 men in the Shanghai Women's (1996–2008) and Men's (2002–2008) Health Studies. Anthropometric measurements, including standing and sitting height and weight, were taken at baseline by trained interviewers according to a standard protocol. Deaths were ascertained by biennial home visits and linkage with the vital statistics registry. Cox regression models were used to evaluate the associations.Results Neither height nor its components were associated with all-cause mortality. Height and, less consistently, its components were positively associated with cancer mortality, but inversely associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality. Hazard ratios (HRs) [95% confidence intervals (CIs)] for cancer mortality per 1-SD increment in height, trunk and leg length were 1.06 (1.01–1.12), 1.07 (1.01–1.12) and 1.03 (0.98–1.08), respectively, in women, and 1.13 (1.05–1.22), 1.09 (1.00–1.19) and 1.10 (1.03–1.16), respectively, in men. The corresponding HRs for CVD mortality were 0.89 (0.84–0.95), 0.93 (0.87–0.99) and 0.91 (0.86–0.98) in women, and 0.93 (0.86–1.02), 0.89 (0.81–0.98) and 0.99 (0.92–1.06) in men.Conclusions Our results suggest that different mechanisms may be involved in linking height and its components with cancer and CVD mortality. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]