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有焦虑或抑郁症状的青少年的维生素 B12、叶酸、同型半胱氨酸、炎症介质(白细胞介素 6、肿瘤坏死因子-α 和 C 反应蛋白)水平

 

Authors Tan Y , Zhou L, Huang J, Chen X, Wu Y, Song X, Wang J, Hu H, Yang Q 

Received 2 December 2022

Accepted for publication 15 March 2023

Published 7 April 2023 Volume 2023:19 Pages 785—800

DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S399378

Checked for plagiarism Yes

Review by Single anonymous peer review

Peer reviewer comments 3

Editor who approved publication: Professor Richard J Porter

Purpose: To evaluate the prevalence of abnormal vitamin B12, folate, total homocysteine (tHcy), interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, to analyze the relationship between these parameters and the severity of anxiety or depressive symptoms, and to explore the possible factors associated with abnormal levels of these parameters in adolescents with anxiety or depressive symptoms.
Methods: Adolescent (aged 12– 18 years) outpatients with anxiety or depressive symptoms were recruited. The patient health questionnaire-9 and generalized anxiety disorder scale-7 were used to measure the severity of depression and anxiety. Serum vitamin B12, folate, tHcy, IL-6, TNF-α, and CRP levels were determined.
Results: 128 subjects were recruited. The prevalence of vitamin B12 and folate deficiency, tHcy, TNF-α, IL-6, and CRP elevation was 8.6%, 10.2%, 25.8%, 14.8%, 21.9%, and 10.2%, respectively, in adolescents with anxiety or depressive symptoms. Lower vitamin B12 levels were correlated with a higher risk of severe anxiety and depressive symptoms. The severity of some symptoms of anxiety or depression were weakly correlated with vitamin B12, folate, tHcy, IL-6, and CRP levels. Vitamin B12, folate, and tHcy levels were not associated with inflammatory mediators. Vitamin B12 deficiency was associated with older age and higher tHcy levels. Folate deficiency was associated with elevated tHcy. Elevated tHcy was associated with lower vitamin B12 and folate levels. IL-6 elevation was associated with elevated CRP and TNF-α. CRP elevation was associated with older age, higher BMI, and current drinking.
Conclusion: Lower vitamin B12 levels were correlated with a higher risk of severe anxiety or depressive symptoms. Weak correlations were observed between the severity of some symptoms of anxiety or depression and vitamin B12, folate, tHcy, IL-6, and CRP levels. Vitamin B12, folate, and tHcy levels were related to each other. IL-6 elevation was associated with elevated CRP and TNF-α. CRP elevation was associated with older age, higher BMI, and current drinking.
Keywords: vitamin B12, adolescents, inflammatory mediators, depression, anxiety