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ArticleEpidemiology and psychiatric sciences2025

Comorbidity of undiagnosed mood symptoms with dementia risk in multi-regional multi-ethnic adults: evidence from epidemiological findings and plasma metabolites.

Haoran Zhang, Yingqi Liao, Zhiying Lin, Haoxuan Wen, Ting Pang, Xuhao Zhao, Wanheng Zhang, Xiaowen Lou, Christopher Chen, Shaohua Hu and 2 more

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Haoran ZhangSchool of Public Health, The Second Affiliated Hospital of School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ZJ, P. R. China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8888-1982
Yingqi LiaoMemory, Ageing, and Cognition Centre (MACC), Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Zhiying LinSchool of Public Health, The Second Affiliated Hospital of School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ZJ, P. R. China.
Haoxuan WenSchool of Public Health, The Second Affiliated Hospital of School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ZJ, P. R. China.
Ting PangSchool of Public Health, The Second Affiliated Hospital of School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ZJ, P. R. China.
Xuhao ZhaoSchool of Public Health, The Second Affiliated Hospital of School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ZJ, P. R. China.
Wanheng ZhangSchool of Public Health, The Second Affiliated Hospital of School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ZJ, P. R. China.
Xiaowen LouSchool of Public Health, The Second Affiliated Hospital of School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ZJ, P. R. China.
Christopher ChenMemory, Ageing, and Cognition Centre (MACC), Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Shaohua HuNanhu Brain-Computer Interface Institute, Hangzhou, ZJ, P. R. China.
Zuyun LiuSchool of Public Health, The Second Affiliated Hospital of School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ZJ, P. R. China.
Xin XuSchool of Public Health, The Second Affiliated Hospital of School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ZJ, P. R. China.

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aimsTo investigate the association of midlife and late-life undiagnosed mood symptoms, especially their comorbidity, with long-term dementia risk among multi-regional and ethnic adults.

methodsThe prospective study used data from the UK Biobank (

resultsUndiagnosed mood symptoms were prevalent (11.4% in the UK cohort and 31.2% in Asian cohorts) among 1,462 (1.0%) and 74 (19.4%) participants who developed dementia. Comorbidity of undiagnosed mood symptoms was associated with higher dementia risk (sub-distribution hazard ratios = 9.46; 95% confidence interval = 4.07-21.97), especially Alzheimer's disease, and with worse reasoning ability, poorer numeric memory and metabolic dysfunction. Glucose and total Esterified Cholesterol explained 9.1% of the association between symptom comorbidity and dementia, with most of the contribution being from glucose (6.8%).

conclusionsComorbidity of undiagnosed mood symptoms was associated with a higher cumulative risk of dementia in the long term. Glucose metabolism could be implicated in the development of mood disorders and dementia. The distinctive pathophysiological mechanism between psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders warrants further exploration.

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Bipolar DisorderDementiaDepressionMood DisordersAgedComorbidityEthnicityFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceProspective StudiesRisk FactorsUnited Kingdombipolar disordersdementiadepressionmaniaundiagnosed mood symptoms

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