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Longitudinal population subgroups of CRP and risk of depression in the ALSPAC birth cohort.

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Osimo, Emanuele F 
Zammit, Stan 
Lewis, Glyn 
Jones, Peter B 

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Meta-analyses confirm increased circulating C-reactive protein (CRP) levels in depression. Longitudinal studies have linked one-off measurements of CRP at baseline with increased risk of developing depressive symptoms subsequently at follow-up, but studies with repeat CRP measures from the same individuals are scarce. METHODS: We have examined whether longitudinal patterns of inflammation, based on three CRP measurements from childhood to early-adulthood, are associated with the risk of depression in early-adulthood in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, a prospective birth cohort. RESULTS: Using Gaussian mixture modelling of available CRP data from age 9, 15 and 18 years, we identified four population clusters/sub-groups reflecting different longitudinal patterns of CRP: persistently low (N=463, 29.5%); persistently high (N=371, 24%); decreasing (N=360, 23%); increasing (N=367, 23.5%). The increasing group showed a steep increase in CRP levels between adolescence and early-adulthood. Participants in this group had a higher risk of moderate/severe depression at age 18 years, compared with those with persistently low CRP; adjusted odds ratio (OR)=3.78 (95% Confidence Interval (CI), 1.46-9.81; p=0.006). The odds of moderate/severe depression were also increased for the persistently high CRP group, but this was not statistically significant; OR=2.54 (95% CI, 0.90-7.16). LIMITATIONS: Repeat CRP measures were available for a subset, who may not be representative of all cohort participants. CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that an increasing pattern of inflammation from adolescence to early-adulthood is associated with risk of depression in early-adulthood.

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ALSPAC, C-reactive protein, CRP, Depression, Immunopsychiatry, Inflammation, Adolescent, Adult, C-Reactive Protein, Child, Cohort Studies, Depression, Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Prospective Studies, Risk

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Compr Psychiatry

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0010-440X
1532-8384

Volume Title

96

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Elsevier BV
Sponsorship
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) (via Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) (unknown)
Wellcome Trust (201486/Z/16/Z)
Wellcome Trust (095844/Z/11/Z)
Wellcome Trust (088869/Z/09/Z)
Medical Research Council (MC_PC_17213)
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) (via Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) (RP PG-0616-20003)
MQ: Transforming Mental Health (MQDS17\40)
Dr Khandaker acknowledges funding support from the Wellcome Trust (201486/Z/16/Z), UK Medical Research Council (MC_PC_17213), and MQ: Transforming Mental Health (MQDS17/40). PBJ acknowledges grant support from the Wellcome Trust (095844/Z/11/Z & 088869/Z/09/Z) and NIHR (RP-PG-0616-20003 and the Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research & Care (CLAHRC) East of England).

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