Frailty increases depression risk independently of cognitive decline: Insights from Mendelian randomization and cross-sectional analysis

Autor: Wenjie Li, Qi Tian, Jingxi Duan, Xintong Liu, Jianwei Shou, Ting Tang, Weihua Yu, Yang Lü
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Experimental Gerontology, Vol 197, Iss , Pp 112603- (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1873-6815
DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2024.112603
Popis: Background: Frailty, cognitive decline, and depression are common syndromes among the elderly and are closely interconnected. However, it is still unclear whether the impact of frailty on depression depends on the role of cognitive decline. Method: We conducted the Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis based on the instrumental variables (IVs) from the genome-wide association study (GWAS) databases, and we also performed a cross-sectional study consisting of 1362 older adults aged ≥65 for validation. Results: The results of the multivariable MR analysis showed that frailty significantly increased the risk of depression, even after controlling for the influence of cognitive performance. Conversely, after controlling for frailty, the effect of cognitive performance on depression risk was noticeably reduced. In the cross-sectional study, frailty mediated 24.04 % of the relationship between cognition and depression, and cognition mediated 7.63 % of the relationship between frailty and depression. Conclusions: We provide evidence that frailty could increase depression risk independently of cognitive decline. Further research with a larger sample size is necessary.
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