Clinical Researches
Correlation between the serum ferritin levels and the post-stroke depression at 3 months after ischemic stroke
Mao An, Lei Haiyun, Kang Chunyan, Guo Fangming, Yan Mengmeng, Yu Zi, Lu Zhongyuan, Qiu Zhongming
Published 2016-05-28
Cite as Int J Cerebrovasc Dis, 2016,24(5): 412-417. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4165.2016.05.003
Abstract
ObjectiveTo investigate the correlation between the serum ferritin levels and the post-stroke depression (PSD).
MethodsFrom July 2014 to October 2015, the inpatients with the first-ever acute ischemic stroke were collected consecutively. Chemiluminescence microparticle immune assay was used to measure the serum ferritin levels within 24 h after admission. Depressive symptoms were screened by using the 17-item Hamilton depression scale (HAMD-17) at 3 months after onset. In patients with a HAMD-17 score ≥7, the depression was further diagnosed according to The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition.
ResultsA total of 200 patients with the first-ever acute ischemic stroke were enrolled, 55 (27.5%) of them were diagnosed as PSD. There were significant differences in the body mass index (BMI), years of education, waist circumference, high sensitive-C-reactive protein, homocysteine, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score (at baseline, discharge, and day 90), mRs score (at discharge and day 90), BI (at discharge and day 90), and the proportions of widowed or solitary patients between the PSD group and the non-PSD group (all P<0.05). The serum ferritin level in the PSD group was significantly higher than that in the non-PSD group (median [interquartile range], 261.90[142.10-364.90] μg/L vs. 164.40[132.50-195.10] μg/L; Z=- 4.814, P<0.001). Multivariate logistic regression analysis adjusted for confounding factors showed that the baseline serum ferritin level >136.375 μg/L was an independent risk factor for PSD (odds ratio 1.041 per 1-quartile increase, 95% confidence interval 1.009-1.239; P=0.045).
ConclusionsThe elevated baseline serum ferritin level is associated with PSD.
Key words:
Stroke; Brain Ischemia; Depression; Ferritins; Risk Factors
Contributor Information
Mao An
Stroke Center, Department of Neurology, the 117th Hospital of PLA, Hangzhou 310013, China
Lei Haiyun
Stroke Center, Department of Neurology, the 117th Hospital of PLA, Hangzhou 310013, China
Kang Chunyan
Stroke Center, Department of Neurology, the 117th Hospital of PLA, Hangzhou 310013, China
Guo Fangming
Stroke Center, Department of Neurology, the 117th Hospital of PLA, Hangzhou 310013, China
Yan Mengmeng
Stroke Center, Department of Neurology, the 117th Hospital of PLA, Hangzhou 310013, China
Yu Zi
Stroke Center, Department of Neurology, the 117th Hospital of PLA, Hangzhou 310013, China
Lu Zhongyuan
Cardiovascular Center, the 117th Hospital of PLA, Hangzhou 310013, China
Qiu Zhongming
Stroke Center, Department of Neurology, the 117th Hospital of PLA, Hangzhou 310013, China