The Association Between Oxidative Stress and Depressive Symptom Scores in Elderly Population: A Repeated Panel Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Previous epidemiological studies about oxidative stress and depression are limited by hospital-based case-control design, single-time measurements of oxidative stress biomarkers, and the small number of study participants. Therefore, in this study, we analyzed the association between biomarker of oxidative stress and depressive symptom scores using repeatedly measured panel data from a community-dwelling elderly population.

Methods

From 2008 to 2010, a total of 478 elderly participants residing in Seoul, Korea, were evaluated three times. Participants underwent the Korean version of the Short Form Generic Depression Scale (SGDS-K) test for screening depression, and urinary malondialdehyde (MDA) levels were measured as an oxidative stress biomarker. We used a gener

SUBMITTER: Han C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5066422 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature