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Associations of androgens with depressive symptoms and cognitive status in the general population.

Hanna KischeStefan GrossHenri WallaschofskiHans Jörgen GrabeHenry VölzkeMatthias NauckRobin Haring
Published in: PloS one (2017)
The present population-based, longitudinal study revealed inverse associations between sex hormones and depressive symptoms. However, the null finding after multivariable adjustment suggests, that the observed associations were not independent of relevant confounders including body mass index, smoking and physical inactivity. Furthermore, the low number of incident endpoints in our non-clinical population-based sample limited the statistical power and reduced the chance to detect a statistically significant effect.
Keyphrases
  • depressive symptoms
  • body mass index
  • social support
  • physical activity
  • sleep quality
  • cardiovascular disease
  • mental health
  • smoking cessation