| Title: | Structural neuroimaging measures and lifetime depression across levels of phenotyping in UK biobank |
| Journal: | Translational Psychiatry |
| Published: | 13 Apr 2022 |
| Pubmed: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35418197/ |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-022-01926-w |
| URL: | https://www.nature.com/articles/s41398-022-01926-w.pdf |
| Citations: | 14 (12 in last 2 years) as of 8 Aug 2024 |
Publication 12416
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Abstract
Depression is assessed in various ways in research, with large population studies often relying on minimal phenotyping. Genetic results suggest clinical diagnoses and self-report measures of depression show some core similarities, but also important differences. It is not yet clear how neuroimaging associations depend on levels of phenotyping. We studied 39,300 UK Biobank imaging participants (20,701 female; aged 44.6 to 82.3 years, M = 64.1, SD = 7.5) with structural neuroimaging and lifetime depression data. Past depression phenotypes included a single-item self-report measure, an intermediate measure of 'probable' lifetime depression, derived from multiple questionnaire items relevant to a history of depression, and a retrospective clinical diagnosis according to DSM-IV criteria. We tested (i) associations between brain structural measures and each depression phenotype, and (ii) effects of phenotype on these associations. Depression-brain structure associations were small (β < 0.1) for all phenotypes, but still significant after FDR correction for many regional metrics. Lifetime depression was consistently associated with reduced white matter integrity across phenotypes. Cortical thickness showed negative associations with Self-reported Depression in particular. Phenotype effects were small across most metrics, but significant for cortical thickness in most regions. We report consistent effects of lifetime depression in brain structural measures, including reduced integrity of thalamic radiations and association fibres. We also observed significant differences in associations with cortical thickness across depression phenotypes. Although these results did not relate to level of phenotyping as expected, effects of phenotype definition are still an important consideration for future depression research.</p>
8 Keywords
- Biological Specimen Banks
- Depression
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Neuroimaging
- Retrospective Studies
- United Kingdom
10 Authors
- Mathew A. Harris
- Simon R. Cox
- Laura de Nooij
- Miruna C. Barbu
- Mark J. Adams
- Xueyi Shen
- Ian J. Deary
- Stephen M. Lawrie
- Andrew M. McIntosh
- Heather C. Whalley
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