No association between C-reactive protein and depressive symptoms among the middle-aged and elderly in China: Evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study

Medicine
Lin ZhangDan Li

Abstract

The depressive symptoms have been associated with increased disabilities, and the depressive symptoms-related elevation of high C-reactive protein (CRP) has been proposed as a possible mechanism. We examined the relations between CRP and depressive symptoms among the middle-aged and elderly in China.A longitudinal sample of the middle-aged and elderly (4404 men and 5055 women) who were interviewed in the 2011 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study was used. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to examine the effects of sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle, activity status, physical exercise, systolic blood pressure, low-density lipoprotein (LDL), high-density lipoprotein (HDL), triglycerides, body mass index (BMI), and CRP levels on depressive symptoms.The mean age in the study was 60.26 years [standard deviation (SD) ± 9.25; 46.56% men]. The mean CPR level was 2.79 mg/L (range, 0.01-178.10; SD ± 7.80). Depression scores ranged from 0 to 30 with a mean 8.65 (SD ± 6.33). The prevalence of depressive symptoms was 38.49% in the total population, 31.04% in men and 44.99% in men. Compared with baseline CRP levels (≤1.00 mg/L), the depressive symptoms are only weakly correlated with CRP levels among wom...Continue Reading

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