维生素D,慢性疼痛和抑郁症:线性和非线性孟德尔随机化分析
Emily Bassett1, Eva Gjekmarkaj2, Amy M Mason3,4
1MRC Biostatistics Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0SR, UK.
Translational psychiatry
|July 4, 2024
概括
补充维生素D可能不会显著减少慢性疼痛或抑郁症. 然而,针对维生素D缺乏症患者的向补充可能会降低抑郁症的风险.
科学领域:
- 营养科学 营养科学
- 遗传流行病学遗传流行病学
- 心理健康研究 心理健康研究
背景情况:
- 维生素D缺乏与慢性疼痛和抑郁症有关.
- 之前对这些疾病的维生素D补充剂的随机试验产生了混合的结果.
- 系统性审查表明,维生素D对抑郁症有保护作用.
研究的目的:
- 通过使用孟德尔随机化来调查基因预测的25-氧维生素D[25(OH) D]水平与慢性疼痛和抑郁症之间的因果关系.
- 评估维生素D状态与这些结果之间的潜在非线性关联.
主要方法:
- 使用英国生物库 (英国40-65岁居民) 的数据进行了一项门德尔式随机化研究.
- 与维生素D生物学相关的遗传变异被用作仪器变量.
- 对纤维肌痛,临床疲劳,慢性广泛疼痛和严重抑郁症进行了线性和非线性回归分析.
主要成果:
- 在线性分析中,基因预测的25(OH) D水平与纤维肌痛,临床疲劳或慢性广泛疼痛没有关联.
- 在线性分析中,没有发现可能终身严重抑郁症的相关性.
- 非线性分析显示,低25~OH) D水平与抑郁风险之间存在潜在的保护性关联.
结论:
- 全人口的维生素D补充剂不太可能显著缓解慢性疼痛或抑郁症.
- 对被诊断缺乏维生素D的人群进行向的维生素D补充可能会降低抑郁症的风险.
- 需要进一步研究维生素D对缺乏维生素D的人群抑郁症的特殊益处.
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