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Wang H, Xia Q, Dong Z, Guo W, Deng W, Zhang L, Kuang W, Li T. Emotional distress and multimorbidity patterns in Chinese Han patients with osteoporosis: a network analysis. Front Public Health 2024; 11:1242091. [PMID: 38274525 PMCID: PMC10808410 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1242091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
Abstract
With the aging of the population, the prevalence of osteoporosis and multimorbidity is increasing. Patients with osteoporosis often experience varying levels of emotional distress, including anxiety and depression. However, few studies have explored the patterns of multiple conditions and their impact on patients' emotional distress. Here, we conducted a network analysis to explore the patterns of multimorbidities and their impact on emotional distress in 13,359 Chinese Han patients with osteoporosis. The results showed that multimorbidity was prevalent in Chinese patients with osteoporosis and increased with age, and was more frequent in males than in females, with the most common pattern of multimorbidity being osteoporosis and essential (primary) hypertension. Finally, we found that patients' emotional distress increased with the number of multimorbidities, especially in female patients, and identified eight multimorbidities with high correlation to patients' emotional distress.
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Affiliation(s)
- Huiyao Wang
- Mental Health Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Mental Health Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Mental Health Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Neurobiology, Affiliated Mental Health Center and Hangzhou Seventh People’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurobiology, Affiliated Mental Health Center and Hangzhou Seventh People’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Mental Health Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Mental Health Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Neurobiology, Affiliated Mental Health Center and Hangzhou Seventh People’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
- NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontier Science Center for Brain Science and Brain-machine Integration, School of Brain Science and Brain Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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