No longer depressed, but risk of stroke is still 1.7X higher (did not consider low vitamin D)

Depression Tied to Stroke Risk, Even if Symptoms Ease New York Times

The study was published in (J Am Heart Assoc. 2015;4:e001923 doi: 10.1161/JAHA.115.001923

Increased risk of stroke – all ages

	No longer depressed	Still depressed
White Non-Hispanic	1.66	2.00
Black Non-Hispanic	1.67	2.53
Hispanic	2.36	4.14
Female	1.86	1.96

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