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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and its association with depression in Korean General Population

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Jung, Ju Young, Park, Sung Keun, Oh, Chang-Mo, Chung, Pil-Wook, Ryoo, Jae-Hong·2019·Journal of Korean Medical Science

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BACKGROUND: Recent studies have indicated the significant association between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and depression. However, there is ongoing debate on whether the risk for depression is actually related with the presence and severity of NAFLD. Thus, this study was conducted to investigate the association between depression and NAFLD evaluated by diverse modalities. METHODS: A total of 112,797 participants from the Korean general population were enrolled. The study participants were categorized into three groups according to degree of NAFLD evaluated by ultrasonography, fatty liver index (FLI) and fibrosis-4 score (FIB-4). Depression was defined as a score of Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression (CES-D) ≥ 16, and the odd ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence interval (CI) for depression (adjusted ORs [95% CI]) were assessed by multiple logistic regression analyses. RESULTS: In the unadjusted model, the presence and severity of NAFLD was not significantly associated with depressive symptoms. However, in the fully adjusted model, ORs for depression increased in proportion to the degree of ultrasonographically detected NAFLD (mild fatty liver: 1.14 [1.06-1.22]; and moderate to severe fatty liver: 1.32 [1.17-1.48]). An association was also observed between depression and FLI (30 ≤ FLI < 60: 1.06 [0.98-1.15]; FLI ≥ 60: 1.15 [1.02-1.29]). CONCLUSION: The presence and severity of NAFLD is significantly associated with depressive symptoms. In addition, this association was more distinct after adjusting for covariates including age, gender and insulin resistance. This finding indicates the necessity of further study evaluating the incidental relationship of depression with NAFLD.

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Authors
Jung, J. Y., Park, S. K., Oh, C.-M., Chung, P.-W., & Ryoo, J.-H.
Affiliations
  • Kangbuk Samsung Hospital (KR)
  • Kyung Hee University (KR)
Corresponding author
Ryoo, Jae-Hong
Venue
Journal of Korean Medical Science
Publisher
XMLink
Published
2019
Volume
34
Issue
30
Pages
e199-e199
ISSN
  • 1011-8934 (ISSN-L)
  • 1598-6357
OpenAlex
W2966844943
Cited by
51
References
32
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 5
FWCI
5.52
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Korean Medical Science (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Samsung
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Hepatology › Liver Diseases and Immunity
Keywords
non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, depression, depressive symptoms, fatty liver index, FIB-4, ultrasonography, insulin resistance
MeSH terms
Adult, Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Severity of Illness Index, Ultrasonography, Logistic Models, Odds Ratio, Republic of Korea, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

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