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Front. Psychiatry
Sec. Public Mental Health
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1393546
This article is part of the Research Topic Psychosocial Factors, Mental Comorbidities and Related Biomarkers Interacting with the Onset and Course of Somatic Diseases View all 3 articles

The Impact of Alcohol Consumption on the Relationship between Depression and Chronic Diarrhea: A Cross-Sectional Study Analysis on NHANES (2005-2010)

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Xiaotong Li Xiaotong Li 1Zhiqun Cao Zhiqun Cao 2*Yongsen Wang Yongsen Wang 2*
  • 1 Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
  • 2 Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong Province, China

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    BACKGROUND: Alcohol consumption, depression, and chronic diarrhea are all public health issues of concern, with irreversible consequences for individual health and significant economic burdens on health care systems. Previous studies have shown that depression increases the risk of developing chronic diarrhea, but few studies have explored whether alcohol consumption has an effect on the relationship between depression and chronic diarrhea.To explore the effect of alcohol consumption on the relationship between depression and chronic diarrhea.METHODS: 12,538 adults (≥20 years) in NHANES from 2005-2010 were analyzed.Participants were stratified according to drinking status, and differences between the risk of depression and chronic diarrhea among participants who drank alcohol or not were assessed using multiple regression analysis and likelihood ratio tests.In this cross sectional, after adding possible confounders, the prevalence of depression with chronic diarrhea was higher in the drinking population than in the non-drinking population (OR,2.34, 95%CI:1.84-2.98 and 1.26, 95%CI:0.85-1.86), with a likelihood ratio test of P=0.024.Our findings suggest that there is a significant association between depression and chronic diarrhea and that alcohol consumption may increase the correlation between depression and chronic diarrhea. However, these findings require further prospective studies to provide more evidence.

    Keywords: Drinking, Depression, Diarrhea, NHANES, Cross-sectional study

    Received: 29 Feb 2024; Accepted: 30 Jul 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Li, Cao and Wang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Zhiqun Cao, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250011, Shandong Province, China
    Yongsen Wang, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250011, Shandong Province, China

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