Yogender Kumar Malik, Adwitiya Ray, Shipra Singh, Rajiv Gupta
Dementia literacy and familiarity with term dementia: An exploratory study from a psychiatry outpatient setting
Journal of neurosciences in rural practice
albumin prevalent plasma protein involved variety critical physiological processes low serum albumin levels linked depression symptoms people recent suicide attempts suffering several mental diseases acute episodes mania schizophrenia however little investigation relationship depression serum albumin levels communitydwelling persons research aimed examine relationship serum albumin depression populationbased sample whether differs depending possible confounders data derived national household population study conducted 2017 sample size 3521 jordanians aged 17 years old patient health questionnaire phq9 scale selfadministered scale used screen depression concentrations serum albumin medical biomarkers measured blood tests using descriptive statistics depression distribution multivariate logistic regression analysis connection albumin levels depression investigated odds ratios ors depression significantly lower third fourth quartiles serum albumin concentration compared first quartile 064 066 respectively p values 0001 0001 respectively association statistically significant even controlling variables gender age marital status education occupation 067 075 respectively p values 0001 002 respectively well controlling health status variables nutrition comorbidity body mass index somking status biomedical markers serum calcium phosphate magnesium 058 059 respectively p values 0001 0001 respectively moreover unadjusted adjusted odds ratios three regression models declined linearly rising quartiles serum albumin p trend 0001 0009 0001 respectively research found inverse relationship serum albumin depression serum albumin could warning measure depression required appropriate intervention measures implemented