Depression and the risk of non-alcohol fatty liver disease: Results from a cross-sectional study and a Mendelian randomization analysis.
J Affect Disord
; 366: 300-307, 2024 Dec 01.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Previous studies have suggested that psychiatric factors may be pathogenic for NAFLD. However, the association between depression and NAFLD is not been consistent, and whether depression plays a causal role in the development of NAFLD remains unclear.METHODS:
We extracted data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2017-2018 to assess the correlation between depression and NAFLD risk. Based on previous genome-wide association studies (GWAS) meta-analyses on NAFLD and depression, we performed a Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis to explore the causal effect of depression on NAFLD. The primary analysis method used in the MR analysis was inverse variance weighted.RESULTS:
We ultimately extracted the data from 3878 individuals in the NHANES database to perform the cross-sectional study. Multivariable-adjusted logistic regression showed that depressed individuals had a higher risk of NAFLD than controls (odds ratio [OR] 1.33, 95 % CI 1.03-1.72, p = 0.027) among women. Based on GWAS data, we included 36 genetic variants as instrumental variables to estimate the causal effect of depression on NAFLD risk. The MR analysis revealed a causal association between genetically predicted depression and an increased risk of NAFLD (OR = 1.504, 95 % CI 1.13-2.00, p = 0.005).LIMITATIONS:
The consistency of these findings in Eastern populations requires further longitudinal studies.CONCLUSIONS:
This cross-sectional study suggested that depression might increase the risk of NAFLD in women. The MR analysis demonstrated that there exists a causal association between genetically predicated depression and NAFLD risk.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Depresión
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Estudio de Asociación del Genoma Completo
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Análisis de la Aleatorización Mendeliana
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Enfermedad del Hígado Graso no Alcohólico
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
Revista:
J Affect Disord
Año:
2024
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Article
País de afiliación:
China
Pais de publicación:
Países Bajos