Depressive Symptoms Clusters and Insulin Resistance: Race/Ethnicity as a Moderator in 2005-2010 NHANES Data
Elizabeth A Vrany1, Jessica M Berntson1, Tasneem Khambaty1
1Department of Psychology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, 402 North Blackford Street, LD 100E, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.
Background:
Although depression has been linked to insulin resistance, few studies have examined depressive symptom clusters.
Purpose:
We examined whether certain depressive symptom clusters are more strongly associated with insulin resistance in a nationally representative sample, and we evaluated potential moderators and mediators.
Methods:
Respondents were 4487 adults from NHANES 2005-2010. Depressive symptoms were measured with the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), and insulin resistance was indexed by the homeostatic model assessment (HOMA) score.
Results:
Positive relationships between PHQ-9 total, somatic, and cognitive-affective scores and HOMA score were detected (ps <0.001). In a simultaneous model, the somatic (p = 0.017), but not the cognitive-affective (p = 0.071), score remained associated with HOMA score. We observed evidence of (a) moderation by race/ethnicity (relationships stronger in non-Hispanic Whites) and (b) mediation by body mass and inflammation.
Conclusions:
The depressive symptoms-insulin resistance link may be strongest among non-Hispanic Whites and may be driven slightly more by the somatic symptoms.
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