AUTHOR=Zhang Huifeng , Xu Ying , Xu Yaying TITLE=Association of diastolic and systolic blood pressure with depression: a cross-sectional study from NHANES 2005-2018 JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychiatry VOLUME=Volume 15 - 2024 YEAR=2024 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1433990 DOI=10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1433990 ISSN=1664-0640 ABSTRACT=Many studies worldwide have reported the association between mental health and blood pressure, but the results are mixed, and even contradictory. We aim to investigate the relationship between systolic and diastolic blood pressure and depression in the entire US population.This study analyzed cross-sectional data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2005 to 2018. All adults completed 3-4 blood pressure measurements after sitting quietly for 5 minutes. Depression was diagnosed