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Association between depressive symptoms and incidence of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis: results from the Nurses' Health Study

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Ananthakrishnan, Ashwin N., Khalili, Hamed, Pan, An, Higuchi, Leslie M., de Silva, Punyanganie, Richter, James M., Fuchs, Charles S., Chan, Andrew T.·2013·Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

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Background & aims Depression and psychosocial stress are believed to contribute to the pathogenesis of Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). Although many mechanisms have been proposed to link these disorders, few prospective studies have examined the relationship between depressed mood and incidence of CD or UC.Methods We analyzed data from 152,461 women (aged 29-72 years) enrolled since 1992-1993 in the Nurses' Health Study cohorts I and II. Self-reported depressive symptoms were assessed by using the Mental Health Index (MHI)-5, a validated 5-item subscale of the 36-item Short-Form health survey, which is designed to estimate psychological distress on the basis of scores that range from 0 to 100. Self-reported CD and UC were confirmed through blinded record review by 2 gastroenterologists. Cox proportional hazards models were used to associate recent (within 4 years) and baseline MHI-5 scores with risk for CD or UC, adjusting for other risk factors.Results During 1,787,070 person-years of follow-up, we documented 170 cases of CD and 203 cases of UC. Compared with women with recent MHI-5 scores of 86-100, women with recent depressive symptoms (MHI-5 scores <52) had an increased risk of CD (multivariate-adjusted hazard ratio [HR], 2.39; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.40-3.98; P trend = .001). Baseline depressive symptoms, assessed from the baseline MHI-5 score, were also associated with CD, although with a lower HR (1.62; 95% CI, 0.94-2.77). Recent (HR, 1.14; 95% CI, 0.68-1.92) and baseline depressive symptoms were not associated with increased risk of UC (HR, 1.07; 95% CI, 0.63-1.83).Conclusions On the basis of data from the Nurses' Health Study, depressive symptoms increase the risk for CD, but not UC, among women. Psychological factors might therefore contribute to development of CD. Further studies are needed to determine the mechanisms of this association.

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Authors
Ananthakrishnan, A. N., Khalili, H., Pan, A., Higuchi, L. M., de Silva, P., Richter, J. M., Fuchs, C. S., & Chan, A. T.
Affiliations
  • Harvard University (US)
  • Boston Children's Hospital (US)
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
Corresponding author
Ananthakrishnan, Ashwin N.
Venue
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-01
Volume
11
Issue
1
Pages
57-62
ISSN
1542-3565 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2111792249
Cited by
155
References
40
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FWCI
5.01
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Pfizer
  • National Cancer Institute (R01CA137178, P01CA087969, [P01 CA87969)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (K23DK097142, K08DK064256, P30DK043351)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Biological Psychiatry › Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
Keywords
Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, depressive symptoms, depression, psychosocial stress, women, psychological distress, Nurses' Health Study, pathogenesis, psychoneuroimmunology, psychosocial risk factors, psychosocial protective factors
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Colitis, Ulcerative, Crohn Disease, Depression, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Cohort Studies, Incidence, Risk Assessment

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