The association between uric acid to high-density cholesterol ratio and depression: A population-based
Lina Wang1, Min Wang2, Xiaojun Liu3
1Department of Nursing, Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang, China.
Background:
Depression is associated with inflammation, and the uric acid to HDL-C cholesterol ratio (UHR) has emerged as a potential marker of increased inflammation; however, the association between UHR and depression is unclear. Therefore, we aimed to explore this association in a sample from the general US population.
Methods:
We conducted a cross-sectional study of 11,444 participants ≥20 years of age from the 2009-2014 NHANES database. We conducted weighted multivariate logistic regression analyses and restricted cubic spline function (RCS) models exploring the association between UHR and risk of depression, as well as subgroup analyses and tests of interaction.
Results:
UHR was positively associated with depression, especially in participants who drank alcohol (interaction P < 0.05).The prevalence of depression increased by 4 % for each 1-unit increase in UHR (OR = 1.04, 95 % CI = 1.02, 1.07, P = 0.003). After dividing the UHR into quartiles compared with the lowest reference group for UHR, participants in the fourth quartile had a significantly increased risk of depression after full adjustment (OR = 1.36, 95 % CI = 1.03, 1.80, P = 0.033).There was a linear dose-response relationship between the UHR and the risk of depression (P for nonlinear = 0.744).
Limitations:
As this was a cross-sectional study, we could not determine a causal relationship between UHR and depression.
Conclusion:
The UHR is positively associated with an increased prevalence of depression among adults in the U.S.
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