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Peripheral inflammation associated with depression and reduced weight loss: a longitudinal study of bariatric patients.
- Source :
- Psychological Medicine; Feb2024, Vol. 54 Issue 3, p601-610, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Background: Research implicates inflammation in the vicious cycle between depression and obesity, yet few longitudinal studies exist. The rapid weight loss induced by bariatric surgery is known to improve depressive symptoms dramatically, but preoperative depression diagnosis may also increase the risk for poor weight loss. Therefore, we investigated longitudinal associations between depression and inflammatory markers and their effect on weight loss and clinical outcomes in bariatric patients. Methods: This longitudinal observational study of 85 patients with obesity undergoing bariatric surgery included 41 cases with depression and 44 controls. Before and 6 months after surgery, we assessed depression by clinical interview and measured serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) and inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-10. Results: Before surgery, depression diagnosis was associated with significantly higher serum hsCRP, IL-6, and IL-6/10 ratio levels after controlling for confounders. Six months after surgery, patients with pre-existing depression still had significantly higher inflammation despite demonstrating similar weight loss to controls. Hierarchical regression showed higher baseline hsCRP levels predicted poorer weight loss (β = −0.28, p = 0.01) but had no effect on depression severity at follow-up (β = −0.02, p = 0.9). Instead, more severe baseline depressive symptoms and childhood emotional abuse predicted greater depression severity after surgery (β = 0.81, p < 0.001; and β = 0.31, p = 0.001, respectively). Conclusions: Depression was significantly associated with higher inflammation beyond the effect of obesity and other confounders. Higher inflammation at baseline predicted poorer weight loss 6 months after surgery, regardless of depression diagnosis. Increased inflammation, rather than depression, may drive poor weight loss outcomes among bariatric patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- DIAGNOSIS of mental depression
WEIGHT loss
BARIATRIC surgery
RISK assessment
INFLAMMATORY mediators
RESEARCH funding
SCIENTIFIC observation
INTERVIEWING
PREOPERATIVE care
SEVERITY of illness index
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
LONGITUDINAL method
PSYCHOLOGICAL abuse
HEALTH outcome assessment
OVERWEIGHT persons
INFLAMMATION
MENTAL depression
C-reactive protein
INTERLEUKINS
REGRESSION analysis
PATIENT aftercare
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00332917
- Volume :
- 54
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Psychological Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 176758333
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291723002283