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  • Epidemiology
  • Psychiatry

Background:

  • Depression and constipation are common conditions with complex etiologies.
  • The relationship between depression and constipation is not fully understood, and potential mediating factors require investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the causal relationship between depression, sleep disorders, and constipation.
  • To evaluate the mediating role of sleep disorders in the association between depression and constipation using Mendelian randomization (MR).

Main Methods:

  • Utilized genome-wide association study (GWAS) data for depression, sleep disorders, and constipation.
  • Employed multivariable Mendelian randomization (MR) and mediation MR analysis with inverse-variance weighted (IVW) as the primary method.
  • Conducted sensitivity analyses to ensure the robustness of the findings.

Main Results:

  • Confirmed a significant causal effect of depression on constipation (OR 1.26, P=0.00034).
  • Found no significant causal effect of constipation on depression (P=0.086).
  • Demonstrated that sleep disorders significantly mediate the depression-constipation link, accounting for 13% of the association.

Conclusions:

  • Established a causal relationship between depression and constipation.
  • Identified sleep disorders as a significant partial mediator in this association.
  • Suggests sleep disturbances as a potential therapeutic target for depression-related constipation.