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[Preprint]. 2024 Apr 19:2024.04.17.24305950. [Version 1] doi: 10.1101/2024.04.17.24305950

Table 4. Associations of CRP levels with affect, depressive and anxiety disorders, and cognitive task performance in the Lifelines cohort.

Please note: point estimates do not include 95% confidence intervals (and N, p-value) as we do not currently have access to the Lifelines Cohort Workspace, the Cohort will allow us access to data for response to reviewer comments, we will add these (p-value, 95% CI, N) as necessary during review.

Baseline Follow-up
Predictors MDD Any DEP GAD Any ANX Negative Affect Positive Affect RFFT MDD Any DEP GAD Any ANX Psycho motor Speed Attention Episodic Memory Working Memory
Odd’s Ratio Standardized regression coefficient Odd’s Ratio Standardized regression coefficient
Model 1 (Unadjusted analysis)
CRPa 1.59 1.57 1.24 1.29 .03 −.05 −.07 1.43 1.42 1.26 1.22 .03 .03 −.03 −.03
Model 2 (Adjusted for age, sex, education, health status, and BMI)
CRPa 1.02 1.22 1.01 1.06 .01 −.04 −.03 1.06 1.07 1.05 1.03 .01 .01 0 −.01
Age .98 .98 .98 .99 −.06 0 −.24 .97 .97 .97 .98 .38 .38 −.14 −.17
Female 1.53 1.59 1.56 1.66 .17 0 .04 1.28 1.33 1.58 1.6 .01 .01 0 −.01
Education: High Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
Education: Moderate 1.62 1.76 1.3 1.28 .04 −.04 −.19 1.39 1.31 1.1 1.12 .07 .07 −.13 −.08
Education: Low 2.94 3.02 1.64 1.72 .11 −.11 −.35 2.16 1.84 1.26 1.3 .16 .16 −.22 −.18
Health Status: O Dx Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
Health Status: 1 Dx 1.83 1.64 1.55 1.43 .04 −.01 −.02 1.5 1.5 1.36 1.29 0 0 0 −.01
Health Status: 2 Dx 2.97 2.63 2.26 1.82 .04 0 −.02 2.5 2.34 1.67 1.47 0 0 −.01 −.02
Health Status: 3+ Dx 4.24 3.76 2.82 2.65 .02 −.01 −.01 3.71 3.28 2 1.67 0 0 −.01 0
BMI 1.04 1.03 1.01 1.01 0 0 0 1.05 1.04 1.02 1.02 0 0 −.03 −.01

CRP = C-reactive Protein; MDD = Major Depressive Disorder; Any DEP = MDD or Dysthymia; GAD = Generalized Anxiety Disorder; Any ANX = panic disorder, agoraphobia, social phobia, or GAD; RFFT = Ruff Figural Fluency Test;

a

= log-transformed variable; BMI = Body Mass Index; Ref = Reference Category for categorical variables;

= p >.05; Odds ratios are reported in logistic regression predicting binary outcomes and standardized beta coefficients are reported for linear regression; For values ≤ .001 and ≥−.001, values were rounded to 0.