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Associations of C-reactive protein with depressive symptoms over time after mild to moderate ischemic stroke in the PROSCIS-B cohort

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Title:Associations of C-reactive protein with depressive symptoms over time after mild to moderate ischemic stroke in the PROSCIS-B cohort
Creators Name:Schaeff, V.L.K., Sperber, P.S., Piper, S.K., Giesers, N.K., Gertz, K., Heuschmann, P.U., Endres, M. and Liman, T.G.
Abstract:BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: C-reactive protein serves as a marker of inflammation and is linked to depression in the general population. We aimed to assess whether elevated baseline levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) are associated with depressive symptoms over time in a prospective cohort of mild-to-moderate first-ever ischemic stroke patients. METHODS: Data were obtained from the Prospective Cohort with Incident Stroke Berlin (NCT01363856). Depressive symptoms were assessed with the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) at three annual follow-up points. We assessed the association of elevated levels of hs-CRP with CES-D scores over time via linear mixed models. In a subgroup analysis, we explored an interaction effect with sex. RESULTS: We included 585 ischemic stroke patients with baseline data on CRP levels. The mean age was 67 (13 SD), 39% (n = 226) were female, and the median National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) was 3 (IQR 1-4). Twenty percent of survivors showed evidence for depressive symptoms one year after stroke with CES-D = 16, 21% at year two, and 17% at year three. Higher log-transformed baseline hs-CRP levels were associated with higher CES-D Scores over time in the adjusted linear mixed model (ß = 1.28; (95% CI 0.22-2.34)). The subgroup analysis revealed an interaction effect of hs-CRP on depressive symptoms in women (ß = 2.33; (95% CI 0.71-3.95)). CONCLUSION: In our cohort with mild-to-moderate first-ever ischemic stroke patients, hs-CRP levels were associated with more depressive symptoms over time, with an interaction effect for the female sex.
Keywords:Inflammation, Hs-CRP, Ischemic Stroke, Depression
Source:Journal of Neurology
ISSN:0340-5354
Publisher:Springer
Volume:271
Number:2
Page Range:909-917
Date:February 2024
Official Publication:https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-023-12038-w
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