Cited by 37Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular HealthChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentCardiac Health and Mental Health

The association between adolescent depression and dyslipidemia

Khalfan, Anisa F., Campisi, Susan C., Lo, Ronda F., McCrindle, Brian W., Korczak, Daphne J.·2023·Journal of Affective Disorders

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Background Children and adolescents with major depressive disorder (MDD) are at increased risk for premature cardiovascular disease (CVD). Whether adolescents with MDD manifest evidence of dyslipidemia, a key risk factor for CVD, is unknown.Methods Youth recruited through an ambulatory psychiatry clinic and the community, were categorized following diagnostic interview as MDD or as healthy controls [HC]. CVD risk factors including high density lipoprotein (HDL), low density lipoprotein (LDL), and triglyceride concentrations were collected. Depression severity was measured using the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children. The associations of diagnostic group as well as depressive symptom severity with lipid concentrations were examined using multiple regression analyses. Models were adjusted for age, sex, and standardized Body Mass Index.Results Participants (n = 243) were 68 % female with a mean age of 15.04 ± 1.81 years. MDD and HC participants had comparable levels of dyslipidemia (MDD: 48 %, HC: 46 %, p > .7) and hypertriglyceridemia (MDD: 34 %, HC: 30 %, p > .7). Among depressed adolescents, greater depressive symptoms were associated with higher total cholesterol concentrations in unadjusted models only. Greater depressive symptoms were associated with higher HDL concentrations and a lower triglyceride-to-HDL ratio, after adjusting for covariates.Limitations Cross-sectional design.Conclusions Adolescents with clinically significant depressive symptoms manifested similar levels of dyslipidemia as healthy youth. Future studies examining the prospective trajectories of depressive symptoms and lipid concentrations are needed to determine the point at which dyslipidemia emerges in the course of MDD, and the mechanism of the association that imparts increased CVD risk for depressed youth.

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Authors
Khalfan, A. F., Campisi, S. C., Lo, R. F., McCrindle, B. W., & Korczak, D. J.
Affiliations
University of Toronto (CA)
Corresponding author
Korczak, Daphne J.
Venue
Journal of Affective Disorders
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2023-10
Volume
338
Pages
239-245
ISSN
0165-0327 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4380201784
Cited by
37
References
63
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 18 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 1
FWCI
9.91
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Affective Disorders (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac Health and Mental Health
Keywords
adolescent depression, major depressive disorder, dyslipidemia, cardiovascular risk, hypertriglyceridemia, HDL cholesterol, triglyceride to HDL cholesterol ratio, total cholesterol, depression severity, lipid concentration
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Cardiovascular Diseases, Child, Cross-Sectional Studies, Depression, Depressive Disorder, Major, Major Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Lipoproteins, HDL, Cholesterol, HDL, Male, Prospective Studies, Triglycerides, Dyslipidemias

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