Atherosclerosis and depression : is carotid intima-media thicker in patients with depression compared to matched control individuals? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved..

OBJECTIVE: To investigate if there is an association between atherosclerosis and depression by using as imaging biomarker the carotid intima media thickness (cIMT), a surrogate marker for atherosclerosis.

METHODS: PubMed/Medline, Embase and Cochrane databases were comprehensively searched to identify studies investigating the association between cIMT and depression. The results were pooled using a random-effects statistical model, appropriate for the expected high heterogeneity. Sensitivity and subgroup analyses were conducted where data was available.

RESULTS: Overall, 22 and 13 studies met inclusion criteria for the qualitative and the quantitative synthesis, respectively, with a total of 4466 patients and 21,635 control participants. Results showed that cIMT is significantly higher in the depression, compared to the control groups with an overall mean difference of 0.07 mm (95% CI 0.04-0.10, p < 0.01). Subgroup analysis showed that diabetes could present as a confounding factor in patients with depression and an increased cIMT.

CONCLUSIONS: This study confirms a significantly increased cIMT in patients with depression, compared with controls and suggests a possible bidirectional link between atherosclerosis and depression. An early screening of cardiovascular disease in individuals suffering with depression should be considered.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:173

Enthalten in:

Journal of psychiatric research - 173(2024) vom: 11. Apr., Seite 216-224

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Saleh, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Ilia, Tatiani Soultana [VerfasserIn]
Schöpfer, Raphaela [VerfasserIn]
Seidl, Ulrich [VerfasserIn]
Deraita, Jasmine [VerfasserIn]
Todua-Lennigk, Salome [VerfasserIn]
Lieb, Johanna [VerfasserIn]
Budincevic, Hrvoje [VerfasserIn]
Trzcinska, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Hovhannisyan, Knarik [VerfasserIn]
Boviatsis, Konstantinos A [VerfasserIn]
Saleh, Fabian M [VerfasserIn]

Links:

Volltext

Themen:

Biomarkers
Journal Article
Meta-Analysis
Systematic Review

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 17.04.2024

Date Revised 17.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.03.012

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370418573