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Index of multiple deprivation contributed to common psychiatric disorders: A systematic review and comprehensive
Xin Qi1, Yumeng Jia2, Chuyu Pan2
1Precision Medicine Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Background:
Limited studies have been conducted to explore the interaction effects of social environmental and genetic factors on the risks of common psychiatric disorders.
Methods:
56,613-106,695 individuals were collected from the UK Biobank cohort. Logistic or liner regression models were first used to evaluate the associations of index of multiple deprivation (IMD) with bipolar disorder (BD), depression and anxiety in UK Biobank cohort. Then, for the significant IMD associated with BD, depression and anxiety, genome-wide gene-environment interaction study (GWEIS) was performed by PLINK 2.0.
Result:
Totally, the higher levels of IMD were significantly associated with higher risks of BD, depression and anxiety. For BD, GWEIS identified multiple significant SNPs interacting with IMD, such as rs75182167 for income and rs111841503 for education. For depression and anxiety, GWEIS found significant SNPs interacting with income and education, such as rs147013419 for income and rs142366753 for education.
Conclusion:
Social environmental deprivations contributed to the risks of psychiatric disorders. Besides, we reported multiple candidate genetic loci interacting with IMD, providing novel insights into the biological mechanism.
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