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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Psychiatry
Sec. Mood Disorders
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1449948

Association between bowel movement disorders and depressive symptoms: a cross-sectional study

Provisionally accepted
Linyue Wang Linyue Wang 1Maosheng Tian Maosheng Tian 2Hongyuan Sun Hongyuan Sun 1Jihua Gao Jihua Gao 2*Wenyue Qi Wenyue Qi 1Jiancheng Xu Jiancheng Xu 2Yongkang An Yongkang An 1Wencong Xu Wencong Xu 1
  • 1 Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, China
  • 2 the First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, China

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    Objectives: This study aimed to explore the association between bowel movement disorders and depression in adults. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted using data from the National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANES), 2005–2010. Depression, constipation, diarrhea, and fecal incontinence were self-reported via questionnaires. Weighted logistic regression and subgroup analyses were performed to explore the association between bowel movement disorders and the risk of depression. Restricted cubic spline (RCS) was also conducted to investigate the association between bowel movements disorder and depression. Results: A total of 13,820 participants were collected. Compared to the participants with normal bowel movements, the full-adjusted depression model ORs for constipation and diarrhea were 2.28 (95%CI,1.78-2.92), 1.75 (95%CI,1.31-2.31), respectively. Any kind of bowel leakage were associated with depression. The RCS showed the possible nonlinear association between bowel movement frequency/stool shape and depression. Conclusions: Constipation, diarrhea, and bowel leakage are associated with an increased risk of depression.

    Keywords: NHANES, Depression, Constipation, Diarrhea, Fecal Incontinence

    Received: 16 Jun 2024; Accepted: 28 Aug 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Wang, Tian, Sun, Gao, Qi, Xu, An and Xu. 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: Jihua Gao, the First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, China

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