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Circadian Rest–Activity Rhythms Predict Future Increases in Depressive Symptoms Among Community-Dwelling Older Men

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Smagula, Stephen F., Ancoli-Israel, Sonia, Blackwell, Terri, Boudreau, Robert, Stefanick, Marcia L., Paudel, Misti L., Stone, Katie L., Cauley, Jane A.·2015·The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

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Objective Circadian rest-activity rhythms (CARs) have been cross-sectionally associated with depressive symptoms, although no longitudinal research has examined whether CARs are a risk factor for developing depressive symptoms.Methods We examined associations of CARs (measured with actigraphy over a mean of 4.8 days) with depressive symptoms (measured with the Geriatric Depression Scale) among 2,892 community-dwelling older men (mean age: 76.2 ± 5.5 years) from the MrOS Sleep Study who were without cognitive impairment. Among 2,124 men with minimal (0-2) symptoms at baseline, we assessed associations between CAR parameters and increases to mild (3-5) or clinically significant (≥6) symptoms after an average of 1.2 (±0.32) years.Results Cross-sectional associations between rhythm height parameters were independent of chronic diseases, lifestyle, sleep, and self-reported physical activity covariates. For example, men in the lowest mesor quartile had twice the adjusted odds (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 2.04, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.36-3.04, p = 0.0005) of having prevalent clinically significant symptoms (compared to minimal). Longitudinally, low CAR robustness (being in the lowest quartile of the pseudo-F statistic) was independently associated with increasing odds of developing symptoms (i.e., AOR for having clinically significant depressive symptoms at follow-up = 2.58, 95% CI: 1.11-5.99, p = 0.03).Conclusion CAR disturbances are indicative of depressive symptomology. Low CAR robustness may independently contribute to the risk of worsening depression symptomology.

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  • Among cosinor-based metrics, lower pseudo-F statistic values and later acrophase, both based on steps and heart rate, were associated with more severe symptoms, but these correlations became nonsignificant after FDR correction and in multiple regression analysis.

    “our data indicated lower pseudo-F statistic values and later acrophase, both based on steps and heart rate, in participants with more severe symptoms, which is consistent with existing evidence [22,23,25,26,29,30], yet these correlations became nonsignificant after the FDR correction and in multiple regression analysis.”

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Smagula, S. F., Ancoli-Israel, S., Blackwell, T., Boudreau, R., Stefanick, M. L., Paudel, M. L., Stone, K. L., & Cauley, J. A.
Affiliations
  • University of Pittsburgh (US)
  • California Pacific Medical Center (US)
  • Stanford University (US)
  • University of Minnesota (US)
Corresponding author
Cauley, Jane A.
Venue
The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-05
Volume
23
Issue
5
Pages
495-505
ISSN
1064-7481 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2112892129
Cited by
63
References
45
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FWCI
1.95
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute on Aging
  • National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
  • NIH Roadmap for Medical Research (U01 AG027810, U01 AG042124, U01 AG042139, U01 AG042140, U01 AG042143, U01 AG042145, U01 AG042168, U01 AR066160, UL1 TR000128)
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01 HL071194, R01 HL070848, R01 HL070847, R01 HL070842, R01 HL070841, R01 HL070837, R01 HL070838, R01 HL070839)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
Keywords
circadian rest-activity rhythm, depressive symptoms, older men, actigraphy, mesor, risk factors for depression, community-dwelling older adults
MeSH terms
Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging, Depression, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Life Style, Male, Motor Activity, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Risk Factors, Sleep, United States, Geriatric Assessment, Comorbidity, Chronobiology Disorders, Actigraphy, Independent Living

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