Abstract
Objectives: The present study examined associations between immunometabolic characteristics (IMCs) and depressive symptom profiles (DSPs) in probands with lifetime diagnoses of depression and/or anxiety disorders and their siblings.Methods: Data were from the Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety, comprising 256 probands with lifetime diagnoses of depression and/or anxiety and their 380 siblings. Measured IMCs included blood pressure, waist circumference, and levels of glucose, triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, CRP, TNF-α and IL-6. DSPs included mood, cognitive, somatic and atypical-like profiles. We cross-sectionally examined whether DSPs were associated with IMCs within probands and within siblings, and whether DSPs were associated with IMCs between probands and siblings.Results: Within probands and within siblings, higher BMI and waist circumference were associated with higher somatic and atypical-like profiles. Other IMCs (IL-6, glucose and HDL cholesterol) were significantly related to DSPs either within probands or within siblings. DSPs and IMCs were not associated between probands and siblings.Conclusions: The results suggest that there is a familial component for each trait, but no common familial factors for the association between DSPs and IMCs. Alternative mechanisms, such as direct causal effects or non-shared environmental risk factors, may better fit these results.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 128–138 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 2 |
Early online date | 19-May-2020 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2021 |
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Associations between depressive symptom profiles and immunometabolic characteristics in individuals with depression and their siblings
de Kluiver, H. (Contributor), Milaneschi, Y. (Contributor), Jansen, R. (Contributor), van Sprang, E. D. (Contributor), Giltay, E. J. (Contributor), Hartman, C. A. (Contributor) & Penninx, B. W. J. H. (Contributor), University of Groningen, 19-May-2020
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.12326321.v1
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