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Zhang J, Dong C, Lin Y, Shang L, Ma J, Hu R, Wang H. Causal relationship between gut microbiota and gastric cancer: A two‑sample Mendelian randomization analysis. Mol Clin Oncol 2024; 20:38. [PMID: 38628559 PMCID: PMC11019462 DOI: 10.3892/mco.2024.2736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024] Open
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The gut microbiota is associated with GC; however, the causal association between the gut microbiota and GC remains to be determined. The aim of the present study was to investigate the causal association between gut microbiota and gastric cancer (GC) from the perspective of Mendelian randomization (MR). The present study performed MR analysis using summary statistics from a genome-wide association study of the gut microbiome and GC. Inverse-variance weighted, MR-Egger and weighted median methods were used to investigate the causal relationship between gut microbiota and GC. Heterogeneity tests were performed using Cochrane's Q statistic. Horizontal polytropy was detected using Mendelian Randomization Pleiotropy RESidual Sum and Outlier were eliminated. Estimates from MR indicated that nine gut microorganism remained stable with regard to acceptance of heterogeneity and sensitivity methods. Among them, the genera Prevotella 7, Roseburia and Ruminococcaceae UCG014 were associated with an increased risk of GC; by contrast, the family Enterobacteriaceae, the genera Allisonella, Lachnospiraceae FCS020, Ruminococcaceae UCG004 and Ruminococcaceae UCG009, and the order Enterobacteriales decreased the risk of GC development. The present study demonstrated the potential importance of modulating the abundance of gut microbiota for the prevention and treatment of GC.
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- Jianling Zhang
- General Surgery Ward 5, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, P.R. China
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- General Surgery Ward 3, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, P.R. China
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- General Surgery Ward 3, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Qingdao Eighth People's Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong 266000, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, People's Hospital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750000, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Third People's Hospital of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, P.R. China
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- Department of Healthcare-Associated Infection Control, The Third People's Hospital of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, P.R. China
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Peng Y, Shao Y, Li Z, Cai R, Bo X, Qian C, Chu Q, Chen J, Shi J. Status and Determinants of Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression among Food Delivery Drivers in Shanghai, China. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:13189. [PMID: 36293768 PMCID: PMC9603697 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192013189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Revised: 10/02/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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(1) Background: The psychological status of employees, especially vulnerable populations, has received considerable research attention. However, as a newly emerging and popular occupation in the gig industry, food delivery drivers have received little attention. The majority of these workers are immigrants who are already in a precarious position due to a lack of available jobs, inadequate medical care, poor diets, and communication and acculturation difficulties even before they take these jobs, which involve long working hours and exposure to the elements. (2) Methods: To examine the anxiety and depression symptoms of these workers and possible influencing factors, a cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of food delivery drivers working for the Meituan Company (one of the largest e-platform companies in China). Anxiety and depression scales were adapted from the GAD-7, and the PHQ-9 was used to assess participants' related symptoms. Differences were compared in terms of sociodemographic, work situation, and lifestyle variables. Binary logistic regressions were conducted to analyze the effects of various factors on the two psychological dimensions. (3) Results: Among the 657 participants, the proportions of participants reporting anxiety and depression symptoms were 46.0% and 18.4%, respectively. Lack of communication with leaders (ORAN = 2.620, 95% CI: 1.528-4.493, p < 0.001; ORDE = 1.928, 95% CI: 1.039-3.577, p = 0.037) and poor sleep quality (ORAN = 2.152, 95% CI: 1.587-2.917, p < 0.001; ORDE = 2.420, 95% CI: 1.672-3.504, p < 0.001) were significant risk factors for both anxiety and depression symptoms. Women (OR = 2.679, 95% CI: 1.621-4.427, p < 0.001), those who climbed ≥31 floors per day (OR = 2.415, 95% CI: 1.189-4.905, p = 0.015), and those with a high frequency of breakfast consumption (OR = 3.821, 95% CI: 1.284-11.369, p = 0.016) were more likely to have anxiety symptoms. Participants who earned less than 5000 RMB (OR = 0.438, 95% CI: 0.204-0.940, p = 0.034), were unwilling to seek medical help (OR = 3.549, 95% CI: 1.846-6.821, p < 0.001), or had a high frequency of smoking (OR = 5.107, 95% CI: 1.187-21.981, p = 0.029) were more likely to be depressive. (4) Conclusion: The existence of communication channels with leaders and good sleep quality are protective factors for anxiety and depression symptoms. Participants who were female, climbed ≥31floors per day, and had a high frequency of eating breakfast were more likely to have anxiety symptoms, while earning less, unwillingness to seek medical help, and a high frequency of smoking were risk factors for depression symptoms.
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- Yuxun Peng
- School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
- Department of Sports Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People’s Hospital, Shanghai 200233, China
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- School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Shanghai Baoshan District Yanghang Town Community Health Service Center, Shanghai 201901, China
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- Department of General Practice, Yangpu Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200090, China
- Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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Shimonovich M, Pearce A, Thomson H, Katikireddi SV. Causal assessment in evidence synthesis: A methodological review of reviews. Res Synth Methods 2022; 13:405-423. [PMID: 35560730 PMCID: PMC9543433 DOI: 10.1002/jrsm.1569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Revised: 03/11/2022] [Accepted: 05/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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In fields (such as population health) where randomised trials are often lacking, systematic reviews (SRs) can harness diversity in study design, settings and populations to assess the evidence for a putative causal relationship. SRs may incorporate causal assessment approaches (CAAs), sometimes called 'causal reviews', but there is currently no consensus on how these should be conducted. We conducted a methodological review of self-identifying 'causal reviews' within the field of population health to establish: (1) which CAAs are used; (2) differences in how CAAs are implemented; (3) how methods were modified to incorporate causal assessment in SRs. Three databases were searched and two independent reviewers selected reviews for inclusion. Data were extracted using a standardised form and summarised using tabulation and narratively. Fifty-three reviews incorporated CAAs: 46/53 applied Bradford Hill (BH) viewpoints/criteria, with the remainder taking alternative approaches: Medical Research Council guidance on natural experiments (2/53, 3.8%); realist reviews (2/53, 3.8%); horizontal SRs (1/53, 1.9%); 'sign test' of causal mechanisms (1/53, 1.9%); and a causal cascade model (1/53, 1.9%). Though most SRs incorporated BH, there was variation in application and transparency. There was considerable overlap across the CAAs, with a trade-off between breadth (BH viewpoints considered a greater range of causal characteristics) and depth (many alternative CAAs focused on one viewpoint). Improved transparency in the implementation of CAA in SRs in needed to ensure their validity and allow robust assessments of causality within evidence synthesis.
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- Michal Shimonovich
- MRC/CSO Social & Public Health Sciences UnitUniversity of GlasgowGlasgowUK
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- MRC/CSO Social & Public Health Sciences UnitUniversity of GlasgowGlasgowUK
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- MRC/CSO Social & Public Health Sciences UnitUniversity of GlasgowGlasgowUK
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Zhao B, Hong Z, Wei Y, Yu D, Xu J, Zhang W. Erectile Dysfunction Predicts Cardiovascular Events as an Independent Risk Factor: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Sex Med 2019; 16:1005-1017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2019.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2018] [Revised: 03/31/2019] [Accepted: 04/06/2019] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Ma L, Liu Q, Jiang Y, Zhao H, Zhao T, Cao Y, Li P, Niu W. Genetically elevated circulating homocysteine concentrations increase the risk of diabetic kidney disease in Chinese diabetic patients. J Cell Mol Med 2019; 23:2794-2800. [PMID: 30729677 PMCID: PMC6433716 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.14187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2018] [Revised: 11/16/2018] [Accepted: 01/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a devastating and frequent complication of diabetes mellitus. Here, we first adopted methylenetetrahytrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene C677T polymorphism as an instrument to infer the possible causal relevance between circulating homocysteine and DKD risk in a Chinese population and next attempted to build a risk prediction model for DKD. This is a hospital‐based case‐control association study. Total 1107 study participants were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus, including 547 patients with newly diagnosed and histologically confirmed DKD. MTHFR gene C677T polymorphism was determined using the TaqMan method. Carriers of 677TT genotype (14.55 μmol/L) had significantly higher homocysteine concentrations than carriers of 677CT genotype (12.88 μmol/L) (P < 0.001). Carriers of 677TT genotype had a 1.57‐fold increased risk of DKD (odds ratio: 1.57, 95% CI: 1.21‐2.05, P = 0.001) relative to carriers of 677CT genotype after adjusting for confounders. Mendelian randomization analysis revealed that the odds ratio for DKD relative to diabetes mellitus per 5 μmol/L increment of circulating homocysteine concentrations was 3.86 (95% confidence interval: 1.21‐2.05, P < 0.001). In the Logistic regression analysis, hypertension, homocysteine and triglyceride were significantly associated with an increased risk of DKD and they constituted a risk prediction model with good test performance and discriminatory capacity. Taken together, our findings provide evidence that elevated circulating homocysteine concentrations were causally associated with an increased risk of DKD in Chinese diabetic patients.
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- Liang Ma
- Clinical Laboratory, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Clinical Laboratory, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Clinical Laboratory, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Lab Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Institute of Clinical Medical Science, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Lab Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Institute of Clinical Medical Science, Beijing, China
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- Clinical Laboratory, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Lab Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Institute of Clinical Medical Science, Beijing, China
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- BioBank Center, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Institute of Clinical Medical Science, Beijing, China
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Wu TW, Liu CC, Hung CL, Yen CH, Wu YJ, Wang LY, Yeh HI. Genetic profiling of young and aged endothelial progenitor cells in hypoxia. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0196572. [PMID: 29708992 PMCID: PMC5927426 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0196572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2017] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Age is a major risk factor for diseases caused by ischemic hypoxia, such as stroke and coronary artery disease. Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) are the major cells respond to ischemic hypoxia through angiogenesis and vascular remodeling. However, the effect of aging on EPCs and their responses to hypoxia are not well understood. CD34+ EPCs were isolated from healthy volunteers and aged by replicative senescence, which was to passage cells until their doubling time was twice as long as the original cells. Young and aged CD34+ EPCs were exposed to a hypoxic environment (1% oxygen for 48hrs) and their gene expression profiles were evaluated using gene expression array. Gene array results were confirmed using quantitative polymerase chain reaction, Western blotting, and BALB/c female athymic nude mice hindlimb ischemia model. We identified 115 differentially expressed genes in young CD34+ EPCs, 54 differentially expressed genes in aged CD34+ EPCs, and 25 common genes between normoxia and hypoxia groups. Among them, the expression of solute carrier family 2 (facilitated glucose transporter), member 1 (SLC2A1) increased the most by hypoxia in young cells. Gene set enrichment analysis indicated the pathways affected by aging and hypoxia most, including genes “response to oxygen levels” in young EPCs and genes involved “chondroitin sulfate metabolic process” in aged cells. Our study results indicate the key factors that contribute to the effects of aging on response to hypoxia in CD34+ EPCs. With the potential applications of EPCs in cardiovascular and other diseases, our study also provides insight on the impact of ex vivo expansion might have on EPCs.
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- Tzu-Wei Wu
- Department of Medicine, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Section of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Section of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Section of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Medicine, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan
- Section of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Medicine, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Medicine, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan
- Section of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan
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Wiltink J, Michal M, Jünger C, Münzel T, Wild PS, Lackner KJ, Blettner M, Pfeiffer N, Brähler E, Beutel ME. Associations between degree and sub-dimensions of depression and metabolic syndrome (MetS) in the community: results from the Gutenberg Health Study (GHS). BMC Psychiatry 2018; 18:114. [PMID: 29699530 PMCID: PMC5921368 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-018-1691-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2017] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND A growing number of studies have associated metabolic syndrome (MetS) and depression, both retrospectively and prospectively. However, it has remained unclear, which degrees, or sub-dimensions of depression are related to MetS and if comorbid depression affects health care utilization. The purpose of the study was to determine the associations of a) somatic and cognitive-affective symptoms to MetS and b) depression and MetS to health care utilization. METHODS In a population-based, representative survey of 14.499 participants we studied the associations of the two dimensions of depression with MetS and health care utilization. Depressive symptoms were assessed by the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). RESULTS MetS and its components were associated with the degree of depression, particularly with moderately severe/ severe depressive symptoms (PHQ-9 > = 15). There were clear positive associations of somatic-affective depressive symptoms with the presence of MetS and its components. Cognitive-affective symptoms were negatively associated with MetS. At the single item level, disorders of sleep and appetite as well as exhaustion were positively, while trouble concentrating was negatively associated with MetS. Symptoms of depression were related to higher consultations of somatic and mental health care, while the presence of MetS was related to somatic health care utilization. There was an additional interaction of depressive symptoms and MetS with mental health care. CONCLUSIONS Somatic affective symptoms of depression are positively associated, while cognitive-affective symptoms are negatively associated with MetS.
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- Jörg Wiltink
- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
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- grid.410607.4Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- grid.410607.4Center of Cardiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- grid.410607.4Center of Cardiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- grid.410607.4Preventive Cardiology and Preventive Medicine, Center for Cardiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany ,grid.410607.4Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany ,0000 0004 5937 5237grid.452396.fDZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site RhineMain, Mainz, Germany
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- grid.410607.4Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- grid.410607.4Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- grid.410607.4Department of Ophthalmology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- grid.410607.4Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- grid.410607.4Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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Zhang X, Huo Q, Sun W, Zhang C, Wu Z, Xing B, Li Q. Rs2910164 in microRNA‑146a confers an elevated risk of depression in patients with coronary artery disease by modulating the expression of NOS1. Mol Med Rep 2018; 18:603-609. [PMID: 29749487 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2018.8929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2016] [Accepted: 01/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Depression has been well established as an independent predictor of mortality and cardiac morbidity rates in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Evidence has shown that single nucleotide polymorphisms located in pre‑microRNA (miRNA) or mature miRNA may modify various biological processes and affect the process of carcinogenesis, and the downregulation of neuronal nitric oxide synthase 1 (NOS1) can induce depression. It has been shown that NOS1 is the target gene of miR‑146a, and that the rs2910164 G/C polymorphism can downregulate the expression of miR‑146a. In the present study, computational analysis was used to identify the target of miR‑146a, and a luciferase reporter assay system was used to validate NOS1 as a target gene of miR‑146a. In addition, U251 cells were treated with miR‑146a mimics/inhibitors to verify the negative regulatory association between miR‑146a and NOS1. Reverse transcription‑quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis and western blot analysis were used to estimate the mRNA expression of NOS1 and the expression of miR‑146a. The results showed that the 'seed sequence' was located within the 3'‑untranslated region of NOS1 by searching an online miRNA database (www.mirdb.org), and the luciferase reporter assay confirmed that NOS1 was a direct target gene of miR‑146a. It was also found that the mRNA and protein expression levels of NOS1 in U251 cells treated with miR‑146a mimics and NOS1 small interfering RNA were substantially downregulated, compared with cells treated with the scramble control. The cells treated with miR‑146a inhibitors showed increased expression of NOS1. In addition, the presence of a minor allele of the rs2910164 polymorphism was significantly associated with risk of depression in patients with CAD. Taken together, the findings indicated a decreased risk of depression in the patients with CAD who were carriers of the miR‑146a rs2910164 C allele, and this association may be attributed to its ability to compromise the expression of miR‑146a, and thereby increase the expression of its target gene, NOS1.
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- Xinling Zhang
- Department of Cardiology, The First People's Hospital, Jining, Shandong 272011, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First People's Hospital, Jining, Shandong 272011, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First People's Hospital, Jining, Shandong 272011, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First People's Hospital, Jining, Shandong 272011, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First People's Hospital, Jining, Shandong 272011, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First People's Hospital, Jining, Shandong 272011, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First People's Hospital, Jining, Shandong 272011, P.R. China
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Effort-Reward Imbalance at Work and Incident Coronary Heart Disease: A Multicohort Study of 90,164 Individuals. Epidemiology 2018; 28:619-626. [PMID: 28570388 PMCID: PMC5457838 DOI: 10.1097/ede.0000000000000666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text. Background: Epidemiologic evidence for work stress as a risk factor for coronary heart disease is mostly based on a single measure of stressful work known as job strain, a combination of high demands and low job control. We examined whether a complementary stress measure that assesses an imbalance between efforts spent at work and rewards received predicted coronary heart disease. Methods: This multicohort study (the “IPD-Work” consortium) was based on harmonized individual-level data from 11 European prospective cohort studies. Stressful work in 90,164 men and women without coronary heart disease at baseline was assessed by validated effort–reward imbalance and job strain questionnaires. We defined incident coronary heart disease as the first nonfatal myocardial infarction or coronary death. Study-specific estimates were pooled by random effects meta-analysis. Results: At baseline, 31.7% of study members reported effort–reward imbalance at work and 15.9% reported job strain. During a mean follow-up of 9.8 years, 1,078 coronary events were recorded. After adjustment for potential confounders, a hazard ratio of 1.16 (95% confidence interval, 1.00–1.35) was observed for effort–reward imbalance compared with no imbalance. The hazard ratio was 1.16 (1.01–1.34) for having either effort–reward imbalance or job strain and 1.41 (1.12–1.76) for having both these stressors compared to having neither effort–reward imbalance nor job strain. Conclusions: Individuals with effort–reward imbalance at work have an increased risk of coronary heart disease, and this appears to be independent of job strain experienced. These findings support expanding focus beyond just job strain in future research on work stress.
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Allan V, Honarbakhsh S, Casas JP, Wallace J, Hunter R, Schilling R, Perel P, Morley K, Banerjee A, Hemingway H. Are cardiovascular risk factors also associated with the incidence of atrial fibrillation? A systematic review and field synopsis of 23 factors in 32 population-based cohorts of 20 million participants. Thromb Haemost 2017; 117:837-850. [PMID: 28229164 PMCID: PMC5442605 DOI: 10.1160/th16-11-0825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2016] [Accepted: 02/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Established primary prevention strategies of cardiovascular diseases are based on understanding of risk factors, but whether the same risk factors are associated with atrial fibrillation (AF) remains unclear. We conducted a systematic review and field synopsis of the associations of 23 cardiovascular risk factors and incident AF, which included 84 reports based on 28 consented and four electronic health record cohorts of 20,420,175 participants and 576,602 AF events. We identified 3-19 reports per risk factor and heterogeneity in AF definition, quality of reporting, and adjustment. We extracted relative risks (RR) and 95 % confidence intervals [CI] and visualised the number of reports with inverse (RR [CI]<1.00), or direct (RR [CI]>1.00) associations. For hypertension (13/17 reports) and obesity (19/19 reports), there were direct associations with incident AF, as there are for coronary heart disease (CHD). There were inverse associations for non-White ethnicity (5/5 reports, with RR from 0.35 to 0.84 [0.82-0.85]), total cholesterol (4/13 reports from 0.76 [0.59-0.98] to 0.94 [0.90-0.97]; 8/13 reports with non-significant inverse associations), and diastolic blood pressure (2/11 reports from 0.87 [0.78-0.96] to 0.92 [0.85-0.99]; 5/11 reports with non-significant inverse associations), and direct associations for taller height (7/10 reports from 1.03 [1.02-1.05] to 1.92 [1.38-2.67]), which are in the opposite direction of known associations with CHD. A systematic evaluation of the available evidence suggests similarities as well as important differences in the risk factors for incidence of AF as compared with other cardiovascular diseases, which has implications for the primary prevention strategies for atrial fibrillation.
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- Prof. Harry Hemingway, Farr Institute of Health Informatics Research, University College London, 222 Euston Road, London NW1 2AD, UK, Tel.: +44 20 35495329, E-mail:
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Tully PJ, Turnbull DA, Beltrame J, Horowitz J, Cosh S, Baumeister H, Wittert GA. Panic disorder and incident coronary heart disease: a systematic review and meta-regression in 1131612 persons and 58111 cardiac events. Psychol Med 2015; 45:2909-2920. [PMID: 26027689 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291715000963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Substantial healthcare resources are devoted to panic disorder (PD) and coronary heart disease (CHD); however, the association between these conditions remains controversial. Our objective was to conduct a systematic review of studies assessing the association between PD, related syndromes, and incident CHD. METHOD Relevant studies were retrieved from Medline, EMBASE, SCOPUS and PsycINFO without restrictions from inception to January 2015 supplemented with hand-searching. We included studies that reported hazard ratios (HR) or sufficient data to calculate the risk ratio and 95% confidence interval (CI) which were pooled using a random-effects model. Studies utilizing self-reported CHD were ineligible. Twelve studies were included comprising 1 131 612 persons and 58 111 incident CHD cases. RESULTS PD was associated with the primary incident CHD endpoint [adjusted HR (aHR) 1.47, 95% CI 1.24-1.74, p < 0.00001] even after excluding angina (aHR 1.49, 95% CI 1.22-1.81, p < 0.00001). High to moderate quality evidence suggested an association with incident major adverse cardiac events (MACE; aHR 1.40, 95% CI 1.16-1.69, p = 0.0004) and myocardial infarction (aHR 1.36, 95% CI 1.12-1.66, p = 0.002). The risk for CHD was significant after excluding depression (aHR 1.64, 95% CI 1.45-1.85) and after depression adjustment (aHR 1.38, 95% CI 1.03-1.87). Age, sex, length of follow-up, socioeconomic status and diabetes were sources of heterogeneity in the primary endpoint. CONCLUSIONS Meta-analysis showed that PD was independently associated with incident CHD, myocardial infarction and MACE; however, reverse causality cannot be ruled out and there was evidence of heterogeneity.
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- P J Tully
- Freemasons Foundation Centre for Men's Health,Discipline of Medicine,School of Medicine,The University of Adelaide,Australia
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- Freemasons Foundation Centre for Men's Health,Discipline of Medicine,School of Medicine,The University of Adelaide,Australia
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- School of Medicine,Discipline of Medicine,The University of Adelaide,Australia
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- School of Medicine,Discipline of Medicine,The University of Adelaide,Australia
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- Clinic of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy II,University of Ulm,Gunzburg,Germany
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- Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Psychotherapy,Institute of Psychology,University of Freiburg,Germany
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- Freemasons Foundation Centre for Men's Health,Discipline of Medicine,School of Medicine,The University of Adelaide,Australia
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Barron E, Lara J, White M, Mathers JC. Blood-borne biomarkers of mortality risk: systematic review of cohort studies. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0127550. [PMID: 26039142 PMCID: PMC4454670 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0127550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2014] [Accepted: 04/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Lifespan and the proportion of older people in the population are increasing, with far reaching consequences for the social, political and economic landscape. Unless accompanied by an increase in health span, increases in age-related diseases will increase the burden on health care resources. Intervention studies to enhance healthy ageing need appropriate outcome measures, such as blood-borne biomarkers, which are easily obtainable, cost-effective, and widely accepted. To date there have been no systematic reviews of blood-borne biomarkers of mortality. AIM To conduct a systematic review to identify available blood-borne biomarkers of mortality that can be used to predict healthy ageing post-retirement. METHODS Four databases (Medline, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science) were searched. We included prospective cohort studies with a minimum of two years follow up and data available for participants with a mean age of 50 to 75 years at baseline. RESULTS From a total of 11,555 studies identified in initial searches, 23 fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Fifty-one blood borne biomarkers potentially predictive of mortality risk were identified. In total, 20 biomarkers were associated with mortality risk. Meta-analyses of mortality risk showed significant associations with C-reactive protein (Hazard ratios for all-cause mortality 1.42, p<0.001; Cancer-mortality 1.62, p<0.009; CVD-mortality 1.31, p = 0.033), N Terminal-pro brain natriuretic peptide (Hazard ratios for all-cause mortality 1.43, p<0.001; CHD-mortality 1.58, p<0.001; CVD-mortality 1.67, p<0.001) and white blood cell count (Hazard ratios for all-cause mortality 1.36, p = 0.001). There was also evidence that brain natriuretic peptide, cholesterol fractions, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, fibrinogen, granulocytes, homocysteine, intercellular adhesion molecule-1, neutrophils, osteoprotegerin, procollagen type III aminoterminal peptide, serum uric acid, soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 1 and tumour necrosis factor receptor II may predict mortality risk. There was equivocal evidence for the utility of 14 biomarkers and no association with mortality risk for CD40 ligand, cortisol, dehydroepiandrosterone, ferritin, haemoglobin, interleukin-12, monocyte chemoattractant protein 1, matrix metalloproteinase 9, myelopereoxidase, P-selectin, receptor activator of nuclear factor KappaB ligand, sex hormone binding globulin, testosterone, transferrin, and thyroid stimulating hormone and thyroxine. CONCLUSIONS Twenty biomarkers should be prioritised as potential predictors of mortality in future studies. More studies using standardised protocols and reporting methods, and which focus on mortality rather than risk of disease or health status as an outcome, are needed.
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- Evelyn Barron
- Human Nutrition Research Centre, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Biomedical Research Building, Campus for Ageing & Vitality, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 5PL, United Kingdom
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- Human Nutrition Research Centre, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Biomedical Research Building, Campus for Ageing & Vitality, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 5PL, United Kingdom
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- Human Nutrition Research Centre, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Biomedical Research Building, Campus for Ageing & Vitality, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 5PL, United Kingdom
- Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Baddiley-Clark Building, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AX, United Kingdom
- Fuse, UKCRC Centre for Translational Research in Public Health, Institute of Health & Society, Baddiley-Clark Building, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AX, United Kingdom
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- Human Nutrition Research Centre, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Biomedical Research Building, Campus for Ageing & Vitality, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 5PL, United Kingdom
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Markus HS, Bevan S. Mechanisms and treatment of ischaemic stroke--insights from genetic associations. Nat Rev Neurol 2014; 10:723-30. [PMID: 25348005 DOI: 10.1038/nrneurol.2014.196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The precise pathophysiology of ischaemic stroke is unclear, and a greater understanding of the different mechanisms that underlie large-artery, cardioembolic and lacunar ischaemic stroke subtypes would enable the development of more-effective, subtype-specific therapies. Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) are identifying novel genetic variants that associate with the risk of stroke. These associations provide insight into the pathophysiological mechanisms, and present opportunities for novel therapeutic approaches. In this Review, we summarize the genetic variants that have been linked to ischaemic stroke in GWASs to date and discuss the implications of these associations for both our understanding and treatment of ischaemic stroke. The majority of genetic variants identified are associated with specific subtypes of ischaemic stroke, implying that these subtypes have distinct genetic architectures and pathophysiological mechanisms. The findings from the GWASs highlight the need to consider whether therapies should be subtype-specific. Further GWASs that include large cohorts are likely to provide further insights, and emerging technologies will complement and build on the GWAS findings.
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- Hugh S Markus
- Stroke Research Group, Department of Neurology, R3, Box 83, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK
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- Stroke Research Group, Department of Neurology, R3, Box 83, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK
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Wiltink J, Michal M, Wild PS, Schneider A, König J, Blettner M, Münzel T, Schulz A, Weber M, Fottner C, Pfeiffer N, Lackner K, Beutel ME. Associations between depression and diabetes in the community: do symptom dimensions matter? Results from the Gutenberg Health Study. PLoS One 2014. [PMID: 25127227 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105499-] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES While a bidirectional relationship between diabetes and depression has been established, there is little knowledge if the associations are due to somatic-affective or cognitive-affective dimensions of depression. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS In a population-based, representative survey of 15.010 participants we therefore studied the associations of the two dimensions of depression with diabetes and health care utilization among depressed and diabetic participants. Depression was assessed by the Patient Health Questionnaire PHQ-9. RESULTS We found a linear and consistent association between the intensity of depression and the presence of diabetes increasing from 6.9% in no or minimal depression to 7.6% in mild, 9% in moderate and 10.5% in severe depression. There was a strong positive association between somatic-affective symptoms but not with cognitive-affective symptoms and diabetes. Depression and diabetes were both independently related to somatic health care utilisation. CONCLUSIONS Diabetes and depression are associated, and the association is primarily driven by the somatic-affective component of depression. The main limitation of our study pertains to the cross-sectional data acquisition. Further longitudinal work on the relationship of obesity and diabetes should differentiate the somatic and the cognitive symptoms of depression.
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- Jörg Wiltink
- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany; Department of Medicine 2, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany; German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site RhineMain, Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Medicine 2, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Medicine 2, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Medicine 1, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Medicine 1, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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Wiltink J, Michal M, Wild PS, Schneider A, König J, Blettner M, Münzel T, Schulz A, Weber M, Fottner C, Pfeiffer N, Lackner K, Beutel ME. Associations between depression and diabetes in the community: do symptom dimensions matter? Results from the Gutenberg Health Study. PLoS One 2014; 9:e105499. [PMID: 25127227 PMCID: PMC4134314 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2014] [Accepted: 07/23/2014] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Objectives While a bidirectional relationship between diabetes and depression has been established, there is little knowledge if the associations are due to somatic-affective or cognitive-affective dimensions of depression. Research Design and Methods In a population-based, representative survey of 15.010 participants we therefore studied the associations of the two dimensions of depression with diabetes and health care utilization among depressed and diabetic participants. Depression was assessed by the Patient Health Questionnaire PHQ-9. Results We found a linear and consistent association between the intensity of depression and the presence of diabetes increasing from 6.9% in no or minimal depression to 7.6% in mild, 9% in moderate and 10.5% in severe depression. There was a strong positive association between somatic-affective symptoms but not with cognitive-affective symptoms and diabetes. Depression and diabetes were both independently related to somatic health care utilisation. Conclusions Diabetes and depression are associated, and the association is primarily driven by the somatic-affective component of depression. The main limitation of our study pertains to the cross-sectional data acquisition. Further longitudinal work on the relationship of obesity and diabetes should differentiate the somatic and the cognitive symptoms of depression.
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- Jörg Wiltink
- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
- Department of Medicine 2, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site RhineMain, Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Medicine 2, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Medicine 2, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Medicine 1, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Medicine 1, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany,
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- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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Whalley B, Thompson DR, Taylor RS. Psychological interventions for coronary heart disease: cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Behav Med 2014. [PMID: 23179678 DOI: 10.1007/s12529-012-9282-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND Depression and anxiety are common in cardiac patients, and psychological interventions may also be used as part of general cardiac rehabilitation programs. PURPOSE This study aims to estimate effects of psychological interventions on mortality and psychological symptoms in this group, updating an existing Cochrane Review. METHOD Systematic review and meta-regression analyses of randomized trials evaluating a psychological treatment delivered by trained staff to patients with a diagnosed cardiac disease, with a follow-up of at least 6 months, were used. RESULTS There was no strong evidence that psychological intervention reduced total deaths, risk of revascularization, or non-fatal infarction. Psychological intervention did result in small/moderate improvements in depression and anxiety, and there was a small effect for cardiac mortality. CONCLUSION Psychological treatments appear effective in treating patients with psychological symptoms of coronary heart disease. Uncertainty remains regarding the subgroups of patients who would benefit most from treatment and the characteristics of successful interventions.
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- Ben Whalley
- School of Psychology, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK
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Beutel ME, Wiltink J, Kirschner Y, Sinning C, Espinola-Klein C, Wild PS, Münzel T, Blettner M, Zwiener I, Lackner K, Michal M. History of depression but not current depression is associated with signs of atherosclerosis: data from the Gutenberg Health Study. Psychol Med 2014; 44:919-925. [PMID: 23822954 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291713001542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To test the vascular depression hypothesis in the general population, we analyzed the association between current depression, medical history of depression, cognitive and somatic depressive symptom dimensions and measures of atherosclerosis [intima-media thickness (IMT) and carotid plaques]. METHOD We included a representative sample of 5000 participants from the Gutenberg Health Study (GHS). Depression was assessed by the nine-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), and IMT and carotid plaques were measured at both common carotid arteries using an edge detection system. Regression analyses were performed separately for participants with and without cardiovascular disease, adjusting for medical history, cardiovascular risk factors and psychotropic medication. RESULTS Contrary to hypotheses, we found no increased IMT for somatic symptoms of depression; the same was true for depression and cognitive symptoms in the fully adjusted model. Only a moderate relationship between medical history of depression and the presence of atherosclerotic plaques was maintained after correction. CONCLUSIONS The relationship between depression and atherosclerosis may be more complex than previously assumed. Although the vascular depression hypothesis was not supported, our results support the hypothesis that lasting depression leads to arteriosclerosis.
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- M E Beutel
- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
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- Department of General and Interventional Cardiology, University Heart Center, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine II, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Medicine II, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Medicine II, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
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Gale CR, Batty GD, Osborn DPJ, Tynelius P, Rasmussen F. Mental disorders across the adult life course and future coronary heart disease: evidence for general susceptibility. Circulation 2014; 129:186-93. [PMID: 24190959 PMCID: PMC4107269 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.113.002065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2013] [Accepted: 09/25/2013] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Depression, anxiety, and psychotic disorders have been associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). It is unclear whether this association between mental health and CHD is present across a wider range of mental disorders. METHODS AND RESULTS Participants were 1 107 524 Swedish men conscripted at a mean age of 18.3 years. Mental disorders were assessed by psychiatric interview on conscription, and data on hospital admissions for mental disorder and CHD were obtained from national registers during 22.6 years of follow-up. An increased risk of incident CHD was evident across a range of mental disorders whether diagnosed at conscription or on later hospital admission. Age-adjusted hazard ratios (95% confidence intervals) according to diagnoses at conscription ranged from 1.30 (1.05, 1.62) (depressive disorders) to 1.90 (1.58, 2.38) (alcohol-related disorders). [corrected]. The equivalent figures according to diagnoses during hospital admission ranged from 1.49 (1.24-1.80) (schizophrenia) to 2.82 (2.53-3.13) (other substance use disorders). Associations were little changed by adjustment for parental socioeconomic status, or body mass index, diabetes mellitus, and blood pressure measured at conscription, but they were partially attenuated by the adjustment for smoking, alcohol intake, and intelligence measured at conscription, and for education and own socioeconomic position. CONCLUSIONS Increased risk of incident CHD is present across a range of mental disorders and is observable when the disorders are diagnosed at a young age.
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- Catharine R Gale
- Centre for Cognitive Ageing & Cognitive Epidemiology, Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK (C.R.G., G.D.B.); MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK (C.R.G.); Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK (G.D.B.); University College London Mental Health Sciences Unit, University College London, London, UK (D.P.J.O.); Child and Adolescent Public Health Epidemiology Unit, Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (P.T., F.R.); and Centre for Epidemiology and Community Medicine Stockholm County Council, Health Care Services, Stockholm, Sweden (P.T., F.R.)
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Sun WJ, Xu L, Chan WM, Lam TH, Schooling CM. Are depressive symptoms associated with cardiovascular mortality among older Chinese: a cohort study of 64,000 people in Hong Kong? Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 2013; 21:1107-15. [PMID: 23567371 DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2013.01.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2011] [Accepted: 06/19/2012] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Depression was positively associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) or mortality in previous studies. However, whether the observed association can be explained by health status is not clear. OBJECTIVES To study the association of depressive symptoms with CVD, stroke, and coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality in older Chinese in Hong Kong, and whether the associations varied by gender or health status. DESIGN Prospective population-based study. SETTING Elderly Health Centers. PARTICIPANTS A total of 62,839 people age 65 or older (21,473 men and 41,366 women) enrolled during July 1998 to December 2001 at all 18 Elderly Health Centers of the Department of Health of Hong Kong. MEASUREMENTS Fifteen-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) was used and presence of depressive symptoms was defined by GDS score 8 or more. The cohort was followed up for mortality till March 31, 2009. RESULTS Depressive symptoms were only associated with CHD mortality in men (hazard ratio [HR] 1.41, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.08-1.84; p for gender interaction = 0.02) adjusted for age, education, monthly expenditure, smoking, alcohol use, physical activity, body mass index, health status, and self-rated health. GDS score was associated with stroke mortality (similarly adjusted HR 1.02 per score, 95% CI: 1.00-1.04) in all subjects (adjusted also for gender), and CHD mortality (1.04 [1.01-1.07]) in men. Health status attenuated but did not modify any associations. CONCLUSION Depressive symptoms were independently associated with higher CHD mortality in older Chinese men, and with higher stroke mortality in both genders. However, attenuation by health status, and lack of consistency by gender indicate that these associations could be noncausal and further studies by treatment trials and Mendelian randomization are needed.
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- Wen Jie Sun
- Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Wiltink J, Michal M, Wild PS, Zwiener I, Blettner M, Münzel T, Schulz A, Kirschner Y, Beutel ME. Associations between depression and different measures of obesity (BMI, WC, WHtR, WHR). BMC Psychiatry 2013; 13:223. [PMID: 24028572 PMCID: PMC3849983 DOI: 10.1186/1471-244x-13-223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2012] [Accepted: 09/09/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Growing evidence suggests that abdominal obesity is a more important risk factor for the prognosis of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases than BMI. Somatic-affective symptoms of depression have also been linked to cardiovascular risk. The relationship between obesity and depression, however, has remained contradictory. Our aim was therefore to relate body mass index (BMI) and different measures for abdominal obesity (waist circumference, WC, waist-to-hip ratio, WHR, waist-to-height ratio, WHtR) to somatic vs. cognitive-affective symptoms of depression. METHODS In a cross-sectional population based study, data on the first N = 5000 participants enrolled in the Gutenberg Health Study (GHS) are reported. To analyze the relationship between depression and obesity, we computed linear regression models with the anthropometric measure (BMI, WC, WHR, WHtR) as the dependent variable and life style factors, cardiovascular risk factors and psychotropic medications as potential confounders of obesity/depression. RESULTS We found that only the somatic, but not the cognitive-affective symptoms of depression are consistently positively associated with anthropometric measures of obesity. CONCLUSIONS We could demonstrate that the somatic-affective symptoms of depression rather than the cognitive-affective symptoms are strongly related to anthropometric measures. This is also true for younger obese starting at the age of 35 years. Our results are in line with previous studies indicating that visceral adipose tissue plays a key role in the relationship between obesity, depression and cardiovascular disease.
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- Jörg Wiltink
- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany.
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- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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- Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany,Department of Medicine 2, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Medicine 2, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Medicine 2, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Medicine 2, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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Differential associations of depressive symptom dimensions with cardio-vascular disease in the community: results from the Gutenberg health study. PLoS One 2013; 8:e72014. [PMID: 23967272 PMCID: PMC3742482 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0072014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2012] [Accepted: 07/10/2013] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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A current model suggested that the somatic symptom dimension accounts for the adverse effect of depression in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). In order to test this model we sought to determine in a large population-based sample how symptom dimensions of depression are associated with CHD, biomarkers and traditional risk factors. The associations of cognitive and somatic symptom dimensions of depression with CHD, risk factors, endothelial function, and biomarkers of inflammation and myocardial stress were analyzed cross-sectionally in a sample of n = 5000 Mid-Europeans aged 35–74 years from the Gutenberg Health Study (GHS). Only the somatic symptom dimension of depression was associated with CHD, biomarkers (inflammation, vascular function) and cardio-vascular risk factors. When multivariable adjustment was applied by demographic and cardiovascular risk factors, the weak associations of the somatic symptom dimension with the biomarkers disappeared. However, the associations of the somatic symptom dimension with CHD, myocardial infarction, obesity, dyslipidemia and family history of myocardial infarction remained. Both dimensions of depression were independently associated with a previous diagnosis of depression and distressed personality (type D). Thus, our results partly confirm current models: Somatic, but not cognitive-affective symptom dimensions are responsible for the association between depression and CHD, inflammation, vascular function and cardiovascular risk factors in the general population. However, our findings challenge the assumptions that somatic depression might be due to inflammation or vascular dysfunction as consequence of progressed atherosclerotic disease. They rather emphasize a close interplay with life-style factors and with a family history of MI.
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Freedland KE, Carney RM. Depression as a risk factor for adverse outcomes in coronary heart disease. BMC Med 2013; 11:131. [PMID: 23675637 PMCID: PMC3658994 DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-11-131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2012] [Accepted: 05/01/2013] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Depression is firmly established as an independent predictor of mortality and cardiac morbidity in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). However, it has been difficult to determine whether it is a causal risk factor, and whether treatment of depression can improve cardiac outcomes. In addition, research on biobehavioral mechanisms has not yet produced a definitive causal model of the relationship between depression and cardiac outcomes. DISCUSSION Key challenges in this line of research concern the measurement of depression, the definition and relevance of certain subtypes of depression, the temporal relationship between depression and CHD, underlying biobehavioral mechanisms, and depression treatment efficacy. SUMMARY This article examines some of the methodological challenges that will have to be overcome in order to determine whether depression should be regarded as a key target of secondary prevention in CHD.
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- Kenneth E Freedland
- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, 4320 Forest Park Avenue, St Louis, MO 63108, USA.
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Stampfer HG, Hince DA, Dimmitt SB. The role of depression in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. Med J Aust 2013; 198:364-5. [DOI: 10.5694/mja12.11637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2012] [Accepted: 01/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Hovland A, Lappegård KT, Mollnes TE. LDL Apheresis and Inflammation - Implications for Atherosclerosis. Scand J Immunol 2012; 76:229-36. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.2012.02734.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Kivimäki M, Shipley MJ, Allan CL, Sexton CE, Jokela M, Virtanen M, Tiemeier H, Ebmeier KP, Singh-Manoux A. Vascular risk status as a predictor of later-life depressive symptoms: a cohort study. Biol Psychiatry 2012; 72:324-30. [PMID: 22425413 PMCID: PMC3539141 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2011] [Revised: 02/02/2012] [Accepted: 02/02/2012] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Common etiology of vascular diseases and later-life depression may provide important synergies for prevention. We examined whether standard clinical risk profiles developed for vascular diseases also predict depressive symptoms in older adults. METHODS Data were drawn from the Whitehall II study with baseline examination in 1991; follow-up screenings in 1997, 2003, and 2008; and additional disease ascertainment from hospital data and registry linkage on 5318 participants (mean age 54.8 years, 31% women) without depressive symptoms at baseline. Vascular risk was assessed with the Framingham Cardiovascular, Coronary Heart Disease, and Stroke Risk Scores. New depressive symptoms at each follow-up screening were identified by General Health Questionnaire caseness, a Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale score ≥16, and use of antidepressant medication. RESULTS Diagnosed vascular disease (that is, coronary heart disease or stroke) was associated with an increased risk for depressive symptoms, age- and sex-adjusted odds ratios from 1.5 (95% confidence interval 1.0-2.2) to 2.0 (1.4-3.0), depending on the indicator of depressive symptoms. Among participants without manifest vascular disease, the Stroke Risk Score was associated with Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale depressive symptoms before age 65 (age- and sex-adjusted odds ratio per 10% absolute change in the score = 3.1 [1.5-6.5]), but none of the risk scores predicted new-onset depressive symptoms in those aged ≥65 (odds ratios from .8 to 1.2). CONCLUSIONS These data suggest that public health measures to improve vascular risk status will influence the incidence of later-life depressive symptoms via reduced rates of manifest vascular disease.
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- Mika Kivimäki
- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, London, United Kingdom.
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The physiological reaction to psychological stress, involving the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical and sympatho-adrenomedullary axes, is well characterized, but its link to cardiovascular disease risk is not well understood. Epidemiological data show that chronic stress predicts the occurrence of coronary heart disease (CHD). Employees who experience work-related stress and individuals who are socially isolated or lonely have an increased risk of a first CHD event. In addition, short-term emotional stress can act as a trigger of cardiac events among individuals with advanced atherosclerosis. A stress-specific coronary syndrome, known as transient left ventricular apical ballooning cardiomyopathy or stress (Takotsubo) cardiomyopathy, also exists. Among patients with CHD, acute psychological stress has been shown to induce transient myocardial ischemia and long-term stress can increase the risk of recurrent CHD events and mortality. Applications of the 'stress concept' (the understanding of stress as a risk factor and the use of stress management) in the clinical settings have been relatively limited, although the importance of stress management is highlighted in European guidelines for cardiovascular disease prevention.
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Virtanen M, Stansfeld SA, Fuhrer R, Ferrie JE, Kivimäki M. Overtime work as a predictor of major depressive episode: a 5-year follow-up of the Whitehall II study. PLoS One 2012; 7:e30719. [PMID: 22295106 PMCID: PMC3266289 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0030719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2011] [Accepted: 12/20/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background The association between overtime work and depression is still unclear. This study examined the association between overtime work and the onset of a major depressive episode (MDE). Methodology/Principal Findings Prospective cohort study with a baseline examination of working hours, psychological morbidity (an indicator of baseline depression) and depression risk factors in 1991–1993 and a follow-up of major depressive episode in 1997–1999 (mean follow-up 5.8 years) among British civil servants (the Whitehall II study; 1626 men, 497 women, mean age 47 years at baseline). Onset of 12-month MDE was assessed by the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) at follow-up. In prospective analysis of participants with no psychological morbidity at baseline, the odds ratio for a subsequent major depressive episode was 2.43 (95% confidence interval 1.11 to 5.30) times higher for those working 11+ hours a day compared to employees working 7–8 hours a day, when adjusted for socio-demographic factors at baseline. Further adjustment for chronic physical disease, smoking, alcohol use, job strain and work-related social support had little effect on this association (odds ratio 2.52; 95% confidence interval 1.12 to 5.65). Conclusions/Significance Data from middle-aged civil servants suggest that working long hours of overtime may predispose to major depressive episodes.
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Virtanen M, Stansfeld SA, Fuhrer R, Ferrie JE, Kivimäki M. Overtime work as a predictor of major depressive episode: a 5-year follow-up of the Whitehall II study. PLoS One 2012; 7:e30719. [PMID: 22295106 PMCID: PMC3266289 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0030719&type=printable] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2011] [Accepted: 12/20/2011] [Indexed: 02/06/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The association between overtime work and depression is still unclear. This study examined the association between overtime work and the onset of a major depressive episode (MDE). METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Prospective cohort study with a baseline examination of working hours, psychological morbidity (an indicator of baseline depression) and depression risk factors in 1991-1993 and a follow-up of major depressive episode in 1997-1999 (mean follow-up 5.8 years) among British civil servants (the Whitehall II study; 1626 men, 497 women, mean age 47 years at baseline). Onset of 12-month MDE was assessed by the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) at follow-up. In prospective analysis of participants with no psychological morbidity at baseline, the odds ratio for a subsequent major depressive episode was 2.43 (95% confidence interval 1.11 to 5.30) times higher for those working 11+ hours a day compared to employees working 7-8 hours a day, when adjusted for socio-demographic factors at baseline. Further adjustment for chronic physical disease, smoking, alcohol use, job strain and work-related social support had little effect on this association (odds ratio 2.52; 95% confidence interval 1.12 to 5.65). CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE Data from middle-aged civil servants suggest that working long hours of overtime may predispose to major depressive episodes.
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G. Stampfer H, A. Hince D, B. Dimmitt S. Depression as a risk factor for coronary heart disease—How strong is the evidence? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.4236/ojpsych.2012.24040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Elovainio M, Hurme M, Jokela M, Pulkki-Råback L, Kivimäki M, Hintsanen M, Hintsa T, Lehtimäki T, Viikari J, Raitakari OT, Keltikangas-Järvinen L. Moderating effect of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) activation in the association between depressive symptoms and carotid atherosclerosis: evidence from the Young Finns study. J Affect Disord 2011; 133:611-4. [PMID: 21600662 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2011.04.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2010] [Revised: 04/21/2011] [Accepted: 04/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Depression and inflammation have been suggested to be involved in the atherosclerotic processes, but empirical evidence is mixed. We tested the hypothesis that depressive symptoms are associated with atherosclerosis only when combined with other risk factors, such as inflammation indicated by indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) activation. METHODS Participants were 544 women and 442 men (aged 24-39 years) who participated in the Young Finns Study medical examinations in 2001 and 2007. At baseline (in 2001), IDO activity (tryptophan and kynurenine ratio) and other biological and behavioral risk factors were assessed and depressive symptoms were determined using a modified 21-item Beck Depression Inventory. Carotid atherosclerosis was measured on the basis of carotid intimamedia thickness (IMT) at baseline and again in 2007. RESULTS In women, IDO activity moderated the association between depressive symptoms and IMT (p=0.02), so that a longitudinal association between depressive symptoms and IMT was found only in combination with high IDO activity (B=0.21, p=0.009). This association was robust to adjustment for other risk factors except body mass index and lipids which largely removed the association. LIMITATIONS The results of this study need to be confirmed using larger data sets and studies using clinical cut-off point for depression. CONCLUSIONS These data suggest that depressive symptoms are associated with preclinical y carotid atherosclerosis only if they are linked to inflammation, and that this association is present only in women. Underlying mechanisms are unknown but probably relate to adiposity.
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- Marko Elovainio
- Institute of Behavioural Sciences, P.O. Box 9, 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland.
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Dong JY, Zhang YH, Qin LQ. Erectile dysfunction and risk of cardiovascular disease: meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies. J Am Coll Cardiol 2011; 58:1378-85. [PMID: 21920268 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.06.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 290] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2011] [Revised: 06/02/2011] [Accepted: 06/07/2011] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Our goal was to evaluate the association between erectile dysfunction (ED) and risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and all-cause mortality by conducting a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies. BACKGROUND Observational studies suggest an association between ED and the incidence of CVD. However, whether ED is an independent risk factor of CVD remains controversial. METHODS The PubMed database was searched through January 2011 to identify studies that met pre-stated inclusion criteria. Reference lists of retrieved articles were also reviewed. Two authors independently extracted information on the designs of the studies, the characteristics of the study participants, exposure and outcome assessments, and control for potential confounding factors. Either a fixed- or a random-effects model was used to calculate the overall combined risk estimates. RESULTS Twelve prospective cohort studies involving 36,744 participants were included in the meta-analysis. The overall combined relative risks for men with ED compared with the reference group were 1.48 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.25 to 1.74) for CVD, 1.46 (95% CI: 1.31 to 1.63) for coronary heart disease, 1.35 (95% CI: 1.19 to 1.54) for stroke, and 1.19 (95% CI: 1.05 to 1.34) for all-cause mortality. Sensitivity analysis restricted to studies with control for conventional cardiovascular risk factors yielded similar results. No evidence of publication bias was observed. CONCLUSIONS This meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies suggests that ED significantly increases the risk of CVD, coronary heart disease, stroke, and all-cause mortality, and the increase is probably independent of conventional cardiovascular risk factors.
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- Jia-Yi Dong
- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Radiation Medicine and Public Health, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
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Whalley B, Rees K, Davies P, Bennett P, Ebrahim S, Liu Z, West R, Moxham T, Thompson DR, Taylor RS. Psychological interventions for coronary heart disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2011:CD002902. [PMID: 21833943 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd002902.pub3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND Psychological symptoms are strongly associated with coronary heart disease (CHD), and many psychological treatments are offered following cardiac events or procedures. OBJECTIVES Update the existing Cochrane review to (1) determine the independent effects of psychological interventions in patients with CHD (principal outcome measures included total or cardiac-related mortality, cardiac morbidity, depression, and anxiety) and (2) explore study-level predictors of the impact of these interventions. SEARCH STRATEGY The original review searched Cochrane Controleed Trials Register (CCTR, Issue 4, 2001), MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, and CINAHL to December 2001. This was updated by searching the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), MEDLINE and EMBASE, PsycINFO and CINAHL from 2001 to January 2009. In addition, we searched reference lists of papers, and expert advice was sought for the original and update review. SELECTION CRITERIA Randomised controlled trials of psychological interventions compared to usual care, administered by trained staff. Only studies estimating the independent effect of the psychological component with a minimum follow-up of six months. Adults with specific diagnosis of CHD. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Titles and abstracts of all references screened for eligibility by two reviewers independently; data extracted by the lead author and checked by a second reviewer. Authors contacted where possible to obtain missing information. MAIN RESULTS There was no strong evidence that psychological intervention reduced total deaths, risk of revascularisation, or non-fatal infarction. Amongst a smaller group of studies reporting cardiac mortality there was a modest positive effect of psychological intervention (relative risk: 0.80 (95% CI 0.64 to 1.00)). Furthermore, psychological intervention did result in small/moderate improvements in depression, standardised mean difference (SMD): -0.21 (95% CI -0.35, -0.08) and anxiety, SMD: -0.25 (95% CI -0.48 to -0.03). Results for mortality indicated some evidence of small-study bias, though results for other outcomes did not. Meta regression analyses revealed four significant predictors of intervention effects on depression were found: (1) an aim to treat type-A behaviours (ß = -0.32, p = 0.03) were more effective than other interventions. In contrast, interventions which (2) aimed to educate patients about cardiac risk factors (ß = 0.23, p = 0.03), (3) included client-led discussion and emotional support as core therapeutic components (ß = 0.31, p < 0.01), or (4) included family members in the treatment process (ß = 0.26, p < 0.01) were significantly less effective. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Psychological treatments appear effective in treating psychological symptoms of CHD patients. Uncertainly remains regarding the subgroups of patients who would benefit most from treatment and the characteristics of successful interventions.
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- Ben Whalley
- Centre for Multilevel Modelling, Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol, 2 Priory Road, Bristol, UK, BS8 1TX
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Bridging the gap between aggregate data and individual patient management: a Bayesian approach. Int J Technol Assess Health Care 2011; 27:133-8. [PMID: 21473812 DOI: 10.1017/s0266462311000110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to explore whether Bayesian reasoning can be applied to therapeutic questions in a way that is similar to its application in diagnostics. METHODS A clinically relevant, therapeutic question was formulated in accordance with Bayesian reasoning for the clinical management of patients with newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Prior probability estimates of response to drug treatment (methotrexate, MTX) were obtained from the literature. As a marker of treatment response, changes in the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) scores were assessed after three months of treatment. Likelihood ratios for this marker were calculated on the basis of data from a clinical registry, using changes in the Disease Activity Score (DAS) as gold standard. Using Bayes' theorem, prior probability and likelihood ratios were combined to estimate posterior probabilities of treatment response in individual patients. RESULTS On the basis of the literature, the prior probability of response of RA patients to MTX was estimated 45 percent. At 3 months follow-up, this probability increased to 80 percent or decreased to 23 percent, depending on the changes that were observed in Health Assessment Questionnaire scores. CONCLUSIONS Bayesian reasoning can be applied to therapeutic issues in a way that is conceptually fully compatible with its use in diagnostics. As such, it can be used to bridge the gap between aggregate data and individual patient management.
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Kerr WC, Ye Y. Relationship of life-course drinking patterns to diabetes, heart problems, and hypertension among those 40 and older in the 2005 U.S. National Alcohol Survey. J Stud Alcohol Drugs 2011; 71:515-25. [PMID: 20553659 DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2010.71.515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was to estimate relationships between life-course drinking patterns and the risks of self-reported diabetes, heart problems, and hypertension. METHOD Respondents to the 2005 National Alcohol Survey, age 40 and older, reported ever having a doctor or health professional diagnose each of the health-problem outcomes. Retrospective earlier-life drinking patterns were characterized by lifetime abstention and the frequency of 5+ drinking days (i.e., days on which five or more drinks were consumed) in the respondent's teens, 20s, and 30s. Past-year drinking patterns were measured through intake volume and 5+ days. Potential confounders in the domains of demographics, socioeconomic resources, and other health-risk variables-that is, depression, distress, sense of coherence, body mass index, tobacco use, marijuana use, childhood abuse, and family history of alcohol problems--were controlled through propensity-score matching. RESULTS After matching, lifetime abstainers were found to be at increased risk of diabetes compared with both lifetime and current moderate drinkers. Exdrinkers were found to be at increased risk of diabetes, heart problems, and hypertension. Higher volume drinkers without monthly 5+ days were found to be at reduced risk of diabetes relative to moderate-volume current drinkers. Heavy-occasion drinkers were found to be at increased risk of hypertension. CONCLUSIONS Regular lower quantity alcohol intake may be protective against adult onset of diabetes, but no evidence of protection from heart problems or hypertension was found. Both life course-defined and past year-defined drinking groups exhibit substantial clustering of confounding risk variables, indicating the need for modeling strategies like propensity-score matching. Increased risks among exdrinkers suggest a substantial "sick-quitter" effect.
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- William C Kerr
- Alcohol Research Group, 6475 Christie Avenue, Suite 400, Emeryville, California 94608, USA.
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Seropositivity to cytomegalovirus, inflammation, all-cause and cardiovascular disease-related mortality in the United States. PLoS One 2011; 6:e16103. [PMID: 21379581 PMCID: PMC3040745 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0016103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 285] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2010] [Accepted: 12/10/2010] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Studies have suggested that CMV infection may influence cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and mortality. However, there have been no large-scale examinations of these relationships among demographically diverse populations. The inflammatory marker C-reactive protein (CRP) is also linked with CVD outcomes and mortality and may play an important role in the pathway between CMV and mortality. We utilized a U.S. nationally representative study to examine whether CMV infection is associated with all-cause and CVD-related mortality. We also assessed whether CRP level mediated or modified these relationships. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Data come from subjects ≥ 25 years of age who were tested for CMV and CRP level and were eligible for mortality follow-up on December 31(st), 2006 (N = 14153) in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) III (1988-1994). Cox proportional hazard models were used to estimate hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for all-cause and CVD-related mortality by CMV serostatus. After adjusting for multiple confounders, CMV seropositivity remained statistically significantly associated with all-cause mortality (HR 1.19, 95% CI: 1.01, 1.41). The association between CMV and CVD-related mortality did not achieve statistical significance after confounder adjustment. CRP did not mediate these associations. However, CMV seropositive individuals with high CRP levels showed a 30.1% higher risk for all-cause mortality and 29.5% higher risk for CVD-related mortality compared to CMV seropositive individuals with low CRP levels. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE CMV was associated with a significant increased risk for all-cause mortality and CMV seropositive subjects who also had high CRP levels were at substantially higher risk for both for all-cause and CVD-related mortality than subjects with low CRP levels. Future work should target the mechanisms by which CMV infection and low-level inflammation interact to yield significant impact on mortality.
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Hemingway H, Philipson P, Chen R, Fitzpatrick NK, Damant J, Shipley M, Abrams KR, Moreno S, McAllister KSL, Palmer S, Kaski JC, Timmis AD, Hingorani AD. Evaluating the quality of research into a single prognostic biomarker: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 83 studies of C-reactive protein in stable coronary artery disease. PLoS Med 2010; 7:e1000286. [PMID: 20532236 PMCID: PMC2879408 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2009] [Accepted: 04/22/2010] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Systematic evaluations of the quality of research on a single prognostic biomarker are rare. We sought to evaluate the quality of prognostic research evidence for the association of C-reactive protein (CRP) with fatal and nonfatal events among patients with stable coronary disease. METHODS AND FINDINGS We searched MEDLINE (1966 to 2009) and EMBASE (1980 to 2009) and selected prospective studies of patients with stable coronary disease, reporting a relative risk for the association of CRP with death and nonfatal cardiovascular events. We included 83 studies, reporting 61,684 patients and 6,485 outcome events. No study reported a prespecified statistical analysis protocol; only two studies reported the time elapsed (in months or years) between initial presentation of symptomatic coronary disease and inclusion in the study. Studies reported a median of seven items (of 17) from the REMARK reporting guidelines, with no evidence of change over time. The pooled relative risk for the top versus bottom third of CRP distribution was 1.97 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.78-2.17), with substantial heterogeneity (I(2) = 79.5). Only 13 studies adjusted for conventional risk factors (age, sex, smoking, obesity, diabetes, and low-density lipoprotein [LDL] cholesterol) and these had a relative risk of 1.65 (95% CI 1.39-1.96), I(2) = 33.7. Studies reported ten different ways of comparing CRP values, with weaker relative risks for those based on continuous measures. Adjusting for publication bias (for which there was strong evidence, Egger's p<0.001) using a validated method reduced the relative risk to 1.19 (95% CI 1.13-1.25). Only two studies reported a measure of discrimination (c-statistic). In 20 studies the detection rate for subsequent events could be calculated and was 31% for a 10% false positive rate, and the calculated pooled c-statistic was 0.61 (0.57-0.66). CONCLUSION Multiple types of reporting bias, and publication bias, make the magnitude of any independent association between CRP and prognosis among patients with stable coronary disease sufficiently uncertain that no clinical practice recommendations can be made. Publication of prespecified statistical analytic protocols and prospective registration of studies, among other measures, might help improve the quality of prognostic biomarker research.
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- Harry Hemingway
- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, United Kingdom.
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Corona G, Bandini E, Fisher A, Elisa M, Boddi V, Balercia G, Sforza A, Forti G, Mannucci E, Maggi M. Psychobiological correlates of women's sexual interest as perceived by patients with erectile dysfunction. J Sex Med 2010; 7:2174-2183. [PMID: 20412430 DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.01812.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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INTRODUCTION We have recently reported that the perceived loss of a partner's sexual desire is independently associated with an increased incidence of major cardiovascular events in patients with erectile dysfunction (ED). No study has ever evaluated the specific impact of men's perception of women's sexual desire on male sexual function and lifestyle attitudes in ED subjects. AIM To evaluate the clinical correlates of the perception of a partner's sexual desire [hypoactive sexual desire (HSD)] in a consecutive series of subjects seeking medical care for ED. METHODS A consecutive series of 2,303 heterosexual male patients (mean age 58.1 ± 10.5) was studied. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Patients were interviewed with the Structured Interview on Erectile Dysfunction (SIEDY) structured interview. They also completed the Middlesex Hospital Questionnaire, a brief questionnaire for the screening of the symptoms of mental disorders. RESULTS Among the patients studied, 458 (19.9%) reported a mild loss of their partner's desire, 302 (13.1%) a moderate reduction of libido, while 118 (5.1%) complained of a complete absence of sexual interest on the part of their partner. After adjustment for confounding factors, the perceived women's HSD was associated with different sexual, lifestyle, and relational factors. In particular, more extra-marital affairs, a longer and more hostile couple relationship, as well as a stressful job and both alcohol and smoking abuse were all significantly associated with perceived women's HSD. In addition, the perceived women's moderate to severe HSD was significantly associated with severe ED and less frequent sexual intercourse. Finally, partner HSD was significantly associated with a stepwise increase of free-floating anxiety and depressive symptoms (adj. r = 0.081, P < 0.05 and 0.158, P < 0.0001, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Perceived sexual interest (éros) on the part of the woman can be seen for men not only as a fun and enjoyable behavior, but also a safe strategy for improving a man's overall health and life expectancy.
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Affiliation(s)
- Giovanni Corona
- Andrology Unit, Department of Clinical Physiopathology, University of Florence, Florence Italy; Endocrinology Unit, Medical Department, Azienda Usl, Maggiore-Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Andrology Unit, Department of Clinical Physiopathology, University of Florence, Florence Italy
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- Andrology Unit, Department of Clinical Physiopathology, University of Florence, Florence Italy
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- Andrology Unit, Department of Clinical Physiopathology, University of Florence, Florence Italy
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- Andrology Unit, Department of Clinical Physiopathology, University of Florence, Florence Italy
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- Endocrinology Unit, Medical Department, Azienda Usl, Maggiore-Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Andrology Unit, Department of Clinical Physiopathology, University of Florence, Florence Italy
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- Diabetes Section Geriatric Unit, Department of Critical Care, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
| | - Mario Maggi
- Andrology Unit, Department of Clinical Physiopathology, University of Florence, Florence Italy.
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