Institute of Cardiology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Sukileliu Ave. 15, 50103 Kaunas, Lithuania.
Department of Environmental Sciences, Vytautas Magnus University, Donelaičio St. 58, 44248 Kaunas, Lithuania.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Apr 21;19(9):5069. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19095069.
Background: Weather is a well-known factor worldwide in psychiatric problems such as depression, with the elderly and females being particularly susceptible. The aim of this study was to detect associations between the risk of depressive symptoms (DS) and weather variables. Methods: 6937 participants were assessed in the baseline survey of the Health Alcohol Psychosocial Factors in Eastern Europe (HAPIEE) study during 2006−2008. To assess the risk of DS, a multivariate logistic model was created with predictors such as socio-demographic factors, health behaviors, and weather variables. Results: DS were found in 23.4% of the respondents, in 15.6% of males and in 29.9% in females. A higher risk of DS (by 25%) was associated with November−December, a rising wind speed, and relative humidity (RH) < 94% and snowfall during the cold period occurring 2 days before the survey. A higher air temperature (>14.2 °C) predominant during May−September had a protective impact. A higher risk of DS in males was associated with lower atmospheric pressure (<1009 hPa) 2 days before. Females were more sensitive to the monthly variation, snowfall, and RH. Conclusions: The findings of our study suggest that some levels of weather variables have a statistically significant effect on DS.
天气是全球范围内与精神疾病相关的一个众所周知的因素,如抑郁症,老年人和女性尤其易受影响。本研究旨在检测抑郁症状(DS)与天气变量之间的关联。
在 2006-2008 年期间,东欧健康、酒精和心理社会因素(HAPIEE)研究的基线调查中评估了 6937 名参与者。为了评估 DS 的风险,使用多元逻辑模型创建了预测因子,如社会人口因素、健康行为和天气变量。
在受访者中,DS 发生率为 23.4%,男性为 15.6%,女性为 29.9%。在寒冷期,与 11 月至 12 月、风速上升、相对湿度(RH)<94%和降雪相关的 DS 风险增加了 25%,在调查前两天发生。在 5 月至 9 月期间占主导地位的较高空气温度(>14.2°C)具有保护作用。男性的 DS 风险较高与前 2 天的较低大气压(<1009 hPa)有关。女性对月变化、降雪和 RH 更为敏感。
本研究结果表明,某些水平的天气变量对 DS 具有统计学意义上的影响。