METS-IR and SII as mediators in the association between smoking and depressive symptoms: insights from NHANES (2005–2018)
The positive association between smoking and depressive symptoms is partly mediated by SII and METS-IR. Smoking cessation may alleviate depressive symptoms and improve survival in individuals with depressive symptoms.
Authors
- Qian Bian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7022-2213)
- Zhiqi Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1968-6257)
- Gongxian Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8399-931X)
- Juntao Zhuang
- Yujun Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7763-2247)
- Heng Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8873-9576)
- Yanyu Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5807-9109)
Institutions
- First Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi Medical College (CN)
- Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital (CN)
- Education Department of Jiangxi Province (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-11-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-07114-6
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.16