沉默的联系:焦虑,抑郁和甲状腺结节被探索
Hui Xu1, Jingxian Fan1, Yi Chen2
1Department of Emergency, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Postgraduate medicine
|September 24, 2025
概括
甲状腺结节在中国东部很常见,特别是在女性身上. 虽然在一般人群中没有联系,但甲状腺结节与焦虑和抑郁障碍有显著的关联,特别是在女性中.
科学领域:
- 内分泌学 在内分泌学.
- 精神病学是一个精神病学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 甲状腺结节 (TNs) 是一种常见的内分泌疾病.
- 焦虑和抑郁等心理健康障碍是严重的公共卫生问题.
- 了解身体和心理健康之间的相互作用对于全面的患者护理至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查中国东部甲状腺结节的流行情况.
- 为了检查甲状腺结节和焦虑/抑郁障碍之间的关联.
- 确定影响这种关系的人口和甲状腺功能因素.
主要方法:
- 在中国东部对5497名参与者进行了横截面调查 (SPECT-China项目).
- 甲状腺超声波,甲状腺功能测试 (TSH) 和心理健康评估 (SAS,SDS).
- 统计分析包括描述性统计,t测试,奇平方和后勤回归.
主要成果:
- 高频率的TNs (57.5%),更常见于女性,老年人和那些教育程度较低的人.
- 焦虑症 (4.8%) 和抑郁症 (5.2%) 在女性和老年人中更为普遍.
- 后勤回归显示TN和精神障碍之间没有一般的关联,但女性有显著的联系. TSH水平没有显示任何相关性.
结论:
- 甲状腺结节在中国东部非常普遍,具有特定的人口风险因素.
- 甲状腺结节与女性焦虑/抑郁障碍之间存在显著的关联.
- 需要进一步研究甲状腺结节与心理健康关系的性别特异性.
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