Journal article
Associations of Gender, Smoking, and Stress with Transitions in Major Depression Diagnoses
The Yale journal of biology & medicine, v 89(2), pp 123-129
01 Jun 2016
PMID: 27354839
Abstract
Using data from the newly available U.S. National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC; Wave 3; n = 36,309), we evaluated relationships among gender, cigarette smoking status (current, former, non-smoker), life event stress (0-1 vs. 2+ events), and their impact on transitions in major depression diagnosis (MDD; new vs. absent cases; ongoing vs. remit cases). Women who were both current and former cigarette smokers with more than two stressful events had higher rates of new MDD diagnosis compared to men who were current or former smokers with two or more stressful events. Current smoking and experiencing two or more stressful events increased the odds of having an ongoing MDD diagnosis, while being a former smoker decreased these odds. Results suggest that smoking and stress are markers for depression risk in women and should help guide clinical assessment as well as gender-difference research on the biological underpinnings of these conditions.
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- Title
- Associations of Gender, Smoking, and Stress with Transitions in Major Depression Diagnoses
- Creators
- Terril L Verplaetse - Yale UniversityPhilip H Smith - Department of Community Health and Social Medicine, CUNY School of MedicineBrian P Pittman - Yale UniversityCarolyn M Mazure - Yale UniversitySherry A McKee - Yale University
- Publication Details
- The Yale journal of biology & medicine, v 89(2), pp 123-129
- Grant note
- T32 DA007238 / NIDA NIH HHS P50 DA033945 / NIDA NIH HHS
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- A.J. Drexel Autism Institute
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84976439427
- Other Identifier
- 991022030932604721