甲状腺刺激激素与抑郁症之间的关联:一项历史上的队列研究
Rakesh Kumar1, Allison M LeMahieu2, Marius N Stan3
1Department of Psychiatry & Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Mayo Clinic proceedings
|July 7, 2023
概括
在一项大型研究中,低甲状腺刺激激素 (TSH) 水平与抑郁症的几率增加有关. 需要进一步的研究来探索甲状腺功能障碍和抑郁症之间的联系.
科学领域:
- 内分泌学 在内分泌学.
- 精神病学是一个精神病学.
- 人口健康 人口健康
背景情况:
- 甲状腺激素在调节情绪和认知功能方面发挥着至关重要的作用.
- 非最佳的甲状腺功能越来越被认为是情绪障碍的潜在贡献者.
- 了解甲状腺刺激激素 (TSH) 和抑郁症之间的关系对于全面的患者护理至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 在多样化的患者群体中检查TSH水平与临床相关抑郁症 (CRD) 之间的关联.
- 为了确定TSH水平是否与抑郁症状的存在和严重程度相关.
- 为了确定与甲状腺功能相关的抑郁症的潜在风险因素.
主要方法:
- 来自梅奥诊所的29,034名成年患者的回顾性分析 (2017年7月至2021年8月).
- 包括具有同时TSH和患者健康问卷-9 (PHQ-9) 评分的患者.
- 使用后勤回归来评估TSH类别 (低,正常,高) 和CRD (PHQ-9 ≥10) 之间的关联,并对共变量进行调整.
主要成果:
- 研究队列的平均年龄为51.4岁,女性为65%,平均TSH为3.0±8.5mIU/L.
- 与正常TSH水平相比,低于0.3mIU/L的TSH水平与CRD的更高几率 (OR,1.37;95% CI,1.18-1.57;P<.001) 有显著的关联.
- 这种关联特别在70岁或更年轻的个体中被注意到;在患有亚临床或明显甲状腺功能障碍的患者中,没有观察到CRD的几率增加.
结论:
- 在一项基于人口的大型研究中,低TSH水平与临床相关抑郁症的可能性增加有关.
- 这些发现表明甲状腺功能和情绪调节之间存在潜在的联系,这需要进一步调查.
- 建议进行长度研究,以探索甲状腺功能障碍和抑郁症之间的因果关系,包括潜在的性别差异.
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