Oxidative balance scores and depressive symptoms: Mediating effects of oxidative stress and inflammatory factors.

J Affect Disord

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China; Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China. Electronic address:

Published: August 2023

Background: Few studies have examined the combined effects of dietary and lifestyle factors on depressive symptoms. This study aimed to evaluate the association between oxidative balance score (OBS) and depressive symptoms and the underlying mechanisms.

Methods: A total of 21,283 adults from the 2007 to 2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) were included. Depressive symptoms were defined as a total score of ≥10 on the Patient's Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). Twenty dietary and lifestyle factors were selected to calculate the OBS. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were used to evaluate the association between OBS and depression risk. Mediation analyses were conducted to explore the roles of oxidative stress and inflammatory markers.

Results: In multivariate model, a significant negative association was found between OBS and depression risk. Compared with those in OBS tertile 1, participants in tertile 3 had lower odds of developing depressive symptoms (OR:0.50; 95 % CI:0.40-0.62; P < 0.001). Restricted cubic splines showed a linear relationship between OBS and depression risk (P for nonlinearity = 0.67). Moreover, higher OBS was found to be associated with lower depression scores (β = -0.07; 95 % CI:-0.08, -0.05; P < 0.001). GGT concentrations and WBC counts mediated the association between OBS and depression scores by 5.72 % and 5.42 %, respectively (both P < 0.001), with a joint mediated effect of 10.77 % (P < 0.001).

Limitations: This study was a cross-sectional design making it difficult to infer a causal association.

Conclusions: OBS is negatively associated with depression, which may be mediated in part by oxidative stress and inflammation.

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2023.04.134DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

depressive symptoms
20
oxidative balance
8
oxidative stress
8
stress inflammatory
8
dietary lifestyle
8
lifestyle factors
8
evaluate association
8
association obs
8
obs depression
8
depression risk
8

Similar Publications

Background: To investigate the effect of Midnight-noon Ebb-flow combined with five-element music therapy in the continuous nursing of patients with chronic wounds.

Methods: From March 2022 to November 2023, we recruited 50 eligible chronic wound patients and randomly divided them into two groups according to a random number table: the experimental group (n = 25) and the control group (n = 25). The control group was treated with conventional nursing measures.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Rationale: Identifying whether perceived stigma or personal stigma more significantly affects nurses' attitudes towards seeking psychological help is essential for effectively addressing current challenges and facilitating early intervention for the well-being of nurses and their patients.

Aims And Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore the mediating roles of personal stigma and depression in the relationship between perceived stigma among nurses and their attitudes towards seeking psychological help.

Methods: The sample of this descriptive cross-sectional study consisted of 302 nurses working in a university hospital in southern Turkey, selected using the purposive sampling method, between April 1 and May 1, 2021.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Association of smartphone overuse and neck pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Postgrad Med J

January 2025

Department of Orthopedics, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan.

Background: Smartphone overuse is associated with both psychological and physical health problems, including depression and musculoskeletal disorders. However, the association between smartphone overuse and neck pain remains unclear. We performed a meta-analysis to examine the relation between smartphone overuse and neck pain, and to identify high-risk usage patterns.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Associations of Tai Chi With Depression and Anxiety Among Older Adults: Nationwide Study Findings From a Network Perspective.

J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol

January 2025

Unit of Psychiatry, Department of Public Health and Medicinal Administration, & Institute of Translational Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macao SAR, China.

Within the global population, depression and anxiety are common among older adults. Tai Chi is believed to have a positive impact on these disturbances. This study examined the network structures of depression and anxiety among older Tai Chi practitioners vs non-practitioners.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Background: Psilocybin therapy (PT) produces rapid and persistent antidepressant effects in major depressive disorder (MDD). However, the long-term effects of PT have never been compared with gold-standard treatments for MDD such as pharmacotherapy or psychotherapy alone or in combination.

Methods: This is a 6-month follow-up study of a phase 2, double-blind, randomised, controlled trial involving patients with moderate-to-severe MDD.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!