Cholesterol and depressive symptoms in older men across time
This study aimed to examine reciprocal relations between cholesterol and depression. We assessed cholesterol and depressive symptoms twice over a 3-year interval, using 842 men from the Veterans Affairs Normative Aging Study ( M = 64, standard deviation = 8). Because depressive symptoms were skewed...
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| author | Ritwik Nath Yu-Jin Jeong Heidi Igarashi Jeffrey Proulx Carolyn M Aldwin Avron Spiro |
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| description | This study aimed to examine reciprocal relations between cholesterol and depression. We assessed cholesterol and depressive symptoms twice over a 3-year interval, using 842 men from the Veterans Affairs Normative Aging Study ( M = 64, standard deviation = 8). Because depressive symptoms were skewed, we used zero-inflated Poisson analyses. Cross-lagged models showed that cholesterol levels at T1 predicted the existence of depressive symptoms at T2, covarying T1 depressive symptoms, age, smoking status, body mass index, and medications. Depressive symptoms at T1 did not predict cholesterol at T2. Low cholesterol levels may be risk factors for development of depressive symptoms in late life. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b1aa64c8bd3542c9a9aef62ed383e95a2022-12-21T19:08:41ZengSAGE PublishingHealth Psychology Open2055-10292015-06-01210.1177/205510291559208910.1177_2055102915592089Cholesterol and depressive symptoms in older men across timeRitwik Nath0Yu-Jin Jeong1Heidi Igarashi2Jeffrey Proulx3Carolyn M Aldwin4Avron Spiro5Oregon State University, USAChonbuk National University, Republic of KoreaOregon State University, USAOregon State University, USAOregon State University, USABoston University, USAThis study aimed to examine reciprocal relations between cholesterol and depression. We assessed cholesterol and depressive symptoms twice over a 3-year interval, using 842 men from the Veterans Affairs Normative Aging Study ( M = 64, standard deviation = 8). Because depressive symptoms were skewed, we used zero-inflated Poisson analyses. Cross-lagged models showed that cholesterol levels at T1 predicted the existence of depressive symptoms at T2, covarying T1 depressive symptoms, age, smoking status, body mass index, and medications. Depressive symptoms at T1 did not predict cholesterol at T2. Low cholesterol levels may be risk factors for development of depressive symptoms in late life.https://doi.org/10.1177/2055102915592089 |
| spellingShingle | Ritwik Nath Yu-Jin Jeong Heidi Igarashi Jeffrey Proulx Carolyn M Aldwin Avron Spiro Cholesterol and depressive symptoms in older men across time Health Psychology Open |
| title | Cholesterol and depressive symptoms in older men across time |
| title_full | Cholesterol and depressive symptoms in older men across time |
| title_fullStr | Cholesterol and depressive symptoms in older men across time |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cholesterol and depressive symptoms in older men across time |
| title_short | Cholesterol and depressive symptoms in older men across time |
| title_sort | cholesterol and depressive symptoms in older men across time |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/2055102915592089 |
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