NLR Is Associated With Geriatric Depression in Chinese Women: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Eastern China

In recent years, the prevalence of depression has been increasing, causing a serious global burden of disease. Previous studies have proved that low-grade inflammation is involved in the process of depression. To explore the role of inflammation in the pathogenesis of senile depression, neutrophil t...

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Main Authors: Meng Liang, Bingying Du, Hailing Zhang, Xiaoyan Lu, Chao Chen, Cunxiu Fan, Xiaoying Bi
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-01-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02941/full
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author Meng Liang
Bingying Du
Hailing Zhang
Xiaoyan Lu
Chao Chen
Cunxiu Fan
Xiaoying Bi
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Bingying Du
Hailing Zhang
Xiaoyan Lu
Chao Chen
Cunxiu Fan
Xiaoying Bi
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description In recent years, the prevalence of depression has been increasing, causing a serious global burden of disease. Previous studies have proved that low-grade inflammation is involved in the process of depression. To explore the role of inflammation in the pathogenesis of senile depression, neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) was used in this study, as a biological marker for non-specific inflammation. The present study was conducted among elderly adults from a randomly selected Community in Yangpu District, Shanghai from November 1 to December 30, 2017. 665 participants were included in the present study, including 276 males (median age was 68 years old) and 389 females (median age was 67 years old). NLR was calculated based on results of hematology examination. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the simplified version of Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), the participant with total score greater than five points was considered to be depressed. The association between NLR and depression was evaluated separately for men and women. The prevalence of depression was 35.1% for men and 34.4% for women. No associations were found between NLR and depression among males. Nevertheless, compared with normal women, NLR was significantly increased in women with depressive symptoms (P = 0.020). Logistic regression analysis showed that NLR was independently associated with geriatric depression in women. The odds ratios (ORs) of depression was 2.152 (1.095, 4.227; P = 0.026) for the fourth compared with the first quartile of NLR. In conclusion, this study showed increased NLR was significantly associated with geriatric depression in women, but not men.
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spelling doaj.art-8f7d6f616fb8402397e7b8011703e52e2022-12-22T01:23:36ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782020-01-011010.3389/fpsyg.2019.02941483840NLR Is Associated With Geriatric Depression in Chinese Women: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Eastern ChinaMeng LiangBingying DuHailing ZhangXiaoyan LuChao ChenCunxiu FanXiaoying BiIn recent years, the prevalence of depression has been increasing, causing a serious global burden of disease. Previous studies have proved that low-grade inflammation is involved in the process of depression. To explore the role of inflammation in the pathogenesis of senile depression, neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) was used in this study, as a biological marker for non-specific inflammation. The present study was conducted among elderly adults from a randomly selected Community in Yangpu District, Shanghai from November 1 to December 30, 2017. 665 participants were included in the present study, including 276 males (median age was 68 years old) and 389 females (median age was 67 years old). NLR was calculated based on results of hematology examination. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the simplified version of Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), the participant with total score greater than five points was considered to be depressed. The association between NLR and depression was evaluated separately for men and women. The prevalence of depression was 35.1% for men and 34.4% for women. No associations were found between NLR and depression among males. Nevertheless, compared with normal women, NLR was significantly increased in women with depressive symptoms (P = 0.020). Logistic regression analysis showed that NLR was independently associated with geriatric depression in women. The odds ratios (ORs) of depression was 2.152 (1.095, 4.227; P = 0.026) for the fourth compared with the first quartile of NLR. In conclusion, this study showed increased NLR was significantly associated with geriatric depression in women, but not men.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02941/fulldepressionneutrophil to lymphocyte ratioinflammationfemaleChinese
spellingShingle Meng Liang
Bingying Du
Hailing Zhang
Xiaoyan Lu
Chao Chen
Cunxiu Fan
Xiaoying Bi
NLR Is Associated With Geriatric Depression in Chinese Women: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Eastern China
Frontiers in Psychology
depression
neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio
inflammation
female
Chinese
title NLR Is Associated With Geriatric Depression in Chinese Women: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Eastern China
title_full NLR Is Associated With Geriatric Depression in Chinese Women: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Eastern China
title_fullStr NLR Is Associated With Geriatric Depression in Chinese Women: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Eastern China
title_full_unstemmed NLR Is Associated With Geriatric Depression in Chinese Women: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Eastern China
title_short NLR Is Associated With Geriatric Depression in Chinese Women: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Eastern China
title_sort nlr is associated with geriatric depression in chinese women a community based cross sectional study in eastern china
topic depression
neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio
inflammation
female
Chinese
url https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02941/full
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