Can depression lead to chronic constipation, or does chronic constipation worsen depression? NHANES 2005–2010 and bidirectional mendelian randomization analyses
Depression is positively correlated with the risk of chronic constipation. Therefore, enhancing attention to chronic constipation in patients with depression may be effective in clinical practice.
Authors
- Wenbin Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4037-6235)
- ZhiGuo He
- Xiong Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0855-4764)
- Bin He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1187-9930)
- Qianle Yu
- JieFeng Liu
Institutions
- Hunan Normal University (CN)
- Changsha Normal University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Gastroenterology
- Published
- 2024-10-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-024-03454-x
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.78
Funders
- Medical Research Council