Lu Jian, Deng Zekai, Cui Wen, Shang Xinru, Jiang Shimin, Wang Shunwei, Li Wenge
Department of Nephrology, Capital Medical University China-Japan Friendship School of Clinical Medicine, No. 2 East Yinghuayuan Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China; Department of Nephrology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, No. 2 East Yinghuayuan Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China.
Department of Nephrology, Capital Medical University China-Japan Friendship School of Clinical Medicine, No. 2 East Yinghuayuan Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China.
J Affect Disord. 2025 Dec 1;390:119801. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.119801. Epub 2025 Jul 3.
Magnesium deficit is considered to be a risk factor for depression. This study aimed to determine the relationship between Magnesium Depletion Score (MgDS) and depressive symptoms.
A total of 20,893 participants were included from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) conducted between 1999 and 2018. Depressive symptoms was defined using a 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) (categorized as ≥5 [mild], ≥10 [clinical], and ≥ 15 [moderate-to-severe]). Weighted linear regression examined MgDS association with continuous PHQ-9 scores (range 0-27), while weighted logistic regression analyzed categorical depressive symptoms. Restricted cubic splines (RCS) assessed nonlinear relationships in both models. Sensitivity analyses included severity-stratified and subgroup analyses.
For each one-point increase in MgDS, the PHQ-9 score increased by 0.23 points (95 % CI: 0.13-0.32) in the continuous analysis. Similarly, the odds of clinical depressive symptom were increased by 12 % (OR = 1.12, 95 % CI: 1.04-1.21). Use of diuretics and PPIs was independently associated with increased likelihood of having depressive symptoms (OR = 1.24, 95 % CI: 1.04-1.46; OR = 1.95, 95 % CI: 1.64-2.32). In sensitivity analyses, per-unit MgDS increases corresponded to 11 % (mild; OR = 1.11, 1.04-1.17) and 17 % (moderate-to-severe; OR = 1.17, 1.05-1.31) higher odds of depressive symptoms. RCS analysis showed that there was a linear dose-response relationship across the MgDS. The association remained significant in stratified analyses by age, sex, magnesium intake, and comorbidity status.
MgDS was independently associated with depressive symptoms in a dose-response manner. The use of diuretics and PPIs may contribute to this association through magnesium imbalance, necessitating mechanistic studies and clinical monitoring in high-risk patients.
镁缺乏被认为是抑郁症的一个风险因素。本研究旨在确定镁消耗评分(MgDS)与抑郁症状之间的关系。
纳入了1999年至2018年期间进行的美国国家健康与营养检查调查(NHANES)中的20893名参与者。抑郁症状采用9项患者健康问卷(PHQ-9)进行定义(分为≥5[轻度]、≥10[临床]和≥15[中度至重度])。加权线性回归分析MgDS与连续PHQ-9评分(范围0-27)之间的关联,而加权逻辑回归分析分类的抑郁症状。受限立方样条(RCS)评估两个模型中的非线性关系。敏感性分析包括按严重程度分层和亚组分析。
在连续分析中,MgDS每增加1分,PHQ-9评分增加0.23分(95%CI:0.13-0.32)。同样,临床抑郁症状的几率增加了12%(OR=1.12,95%CI:1.04-1.21)。使用利尿剂和质子泵抑制剂与出现抑郁症状的可能性增加独立相关(OR=1.24,95%CI:1.04-1.46;OR=1.95,95%CI:1.64-2.32)。在敏感性分析中,MgDS每增加一个单位,抑郁症状的几率分别增加11%(轻度;OR=1.11,1.04-1.17)和17%(中度至重度;OR=1.17,1.05-1.31)。RCS分析表明,MgDS之间存在线性剂量反应关系。在按年龄、性别、镁摄入量和合并症状态进行的分层分析中,该关联仍然显著。
MgDS与抑郁症状呈剂量反应方式独立相关。利尿剂和质子泵抑制剂的使用可能通过镁失衡导致这种关联,因此有必要对高危患者进行机制研究和临床监测。