| Title: | Depression, anxiety and brain volume after hearing loss and tinnitus: cohort study in the UK Biobank |
| Journal: | BJPsych Open |
| Published: | 1 Feb 2024 |
| Pubmed: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38297917/ |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2023.634 |
| Citations: | 1 (1 in last 2 years) as of 8 Aug 2024 |
Publication 8804
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Hearing loss and tinnitus have been proposed as potential indicators of impaired mental health and brain morphological changes.</p>
AIMS: To assess the associations of hearing loss and tinnitus with the risk of depression and anxiety and with brain volume.</p>
METHOD: We conducted a community-based cohort study including 129 610 participants aged 40-69 years at recruitment to the UK Biobank with a follow-up period during 2006-2021 to estimate the risk of depression and anxiety after detection of hearing loss and reported tinnitus. We also assessed the associations of hearing loss and tinnitus with brain volume in a subsample with available brain magnetic resonance imaging data (N = 5222).</p>
RESULTS: We observed an increased risk of depression among individuals with hearing loss (hazard ratio [HR] 1.14, 95% CI 1.03-1.26), tinnitus (HR 1.30, 95% CI 1.21-1.41) or both (HR 1.32, 95% CI 1.15-1.52), compared with individuals with neither hearing loss nor tinnitus. Similar results were noted for anxiety (HR 1.18, 95% CI 1.07-1.30 for hearing loss; HR 1.32, 95% CI 1.22-1.43 for tinnitus; and HR 1.48, 95% CI 1.30-1.68 for both). Hearing loss was associated with decreased overall brain volume as well as decreased volume of different brain regions. The latter associations disappeared after adjustment for whole intracranial volume. Tinnitus was associated with greater left accumbens and right occipital pole volume after adjustment for the whole intracranial volume.</p>
CONCLUSIONS: Individuals with tinnitus are at increased risk of depression and anxiety. Hearing loss, on the other hand, is associated with both mood disorders and altered brain morphology.</p>
10 Authors
- Xiaowan Chen
- Kejia Hu
- Huan Song
- Li Yin
- Magnus Kaijser
- Tiril P. Gurholt
- Ole A. Andreassen
- Unnur Valdimarsdóttir
- Fang Fang
- Maoli Duan
1 Application
| Application ID | Title |
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| 76517 | A Dynamic Network Approach for the Study of Human Phenotypes using UK Biobank |
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