Retrospective Study
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World J Psychiatr. Dec 22, 2016; 6(4): 419-430
Published online Dec 22, 2016. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v6.i4.419
Table 3 Mental disorders regressed on infectious, atopic and inflammatory diseases, odds-ratios and 95%CIs derived from logistic regression models with nested effects
Model 1 Neurodevelopmental disordersModel 2 Early anxiety disordersModel 3 Late anxiety disordersModel 4 Mood disordersModel 5 Substance abuse/ dependence
Sex0.41 (0.23-0.72)0.79 (0.54-1.15)1.08 (0.68-1.69)1.56 (1.08-2.26)0.34 (0.21-0.54)
Education level
Low1 (ref)1 (ref)1 (ref)1 (ref)1 (ref)
Medium1.09 (0.79-1.49)0.79 (0.65-0.98)0.89 (0.70-1.13)1.15 (0.96-1.38)0.83 (0.64-1.08)
High0.88 (0.62-1.25)0.91 (0.73-1.14)0.92 (0.71-1.20)1.12 (0.92-1.36)0.77 (0.59-1.01)
Familial aggregation of CMD1.53 (1.06-2.21)2.53 (2.14-3.00)1.78 (1.36-2.33)1.77 (1.52-2.06)2.14 (1.60-2.86)
Trauma below age of 101.47 (0.86-2.50)1.08 (0.73-1.58)1.11 (0.73-1.71)1.12 (0.76-1.64)1.40 (0.86-2.27)
Childhood adversities2.78 (2.12-3.65)1.52 (1.26-1.83)1.91 (1.55-2.36)1.89 (1.59-2.25)1.83 (1.46-2.29)
Streptococcal infectionsWomen nested0.69 (0.29-1.67)1.15 (0.76-1.73)1.32 (0.84-2.07)0.91 (0.60-1.36)0.87 (0.42-1.82)
Men nested1.98 (1.08-3.66)1.08 (0.60-1.92)1.04 (0.51-2.09)0.67 (0.40-1.12)0.78 (0.44-1.39)
Mumps, measles, rubellaWomen nested1.16 (0.58-2.32)1.46 (1.01-2.10)1.81 (1.12-2.90)0.97 (0.70-1.35)1.62 (0.79-3.29)
Men nested1.47 (0.88-2.45)1.29 (0.88-1.91)0.96 (0.62-1.49)1.12 (0.83-1.52)1.04 (0.74-1.46)
Peptic ulcer/gastritisWomen nested1.72 (0.88-3.34)0.97 (0.63-1.49)1.60 (1.02-2.51)1.58 (1.02-2.46)1.19 (0.61-2.35)
Men nested1.95 (1.08-3.53)1.85 (1.13-3.05)1.25 (0.67-2.35)1.98 (1.26-3.09)1.88 (1.18-2.99)
Irritable bowel syndromeWomen nested1.23 (0.56-2.70)1.48 (0.95-2.30)1.60 (0.99-2.57)2.25 (1.35-3.76)1.63 (0.84-3.16)
Men nested1.74 (0.70-4.36)3.15 (1.58-6.28)1.97 (0.86-2.48)1.33 (0.67-2.62)1.80 (0.90-3.61)
Atopic diseasesWomen nested0.74 (0.48-1.12)1.19 (0.96-1.47)1.28 (0.99-1.66)0.97 (0.79-1.18)1.02 (0.69-1.49)
Men nested1.14 (0.80-1.61)1.02 (0.77-1.34)1.19 (0.86-1.66)1.22 (0.97-1.53)1.05 (0.81-1.35)
AcneWomen nested0.75 (0.39-1.47)0.94 (0.68-1.31)0.82 (0.55-1.23)0.90 (0.66-1.24)0.74 (0.40-1.37)
Men nested0.92 (0.50-1.67)1.47 (0.96-2.25)1.52 (0.92-2.51)1.96 (1.35-2.85)1.74 (1.17-2.59)
PsoriasisWomen nested0.84 (0.29-2.43)1.05 (0.60-1.82)1.48 (0.83-2.66)2.02 (1.14-3.58)1.70 (0.77-3.73)
Men nested1.44 (0.73-2.86)2.02 (1.20-3.39)0.60 (0.25-1.42)1.33 (0.82-2.17)1.30 (0.76-2.21)
Urinary tract infectionsWomen nested1.68 (1.11-2.54)1.44 (1.16-1.79)0.94 (0.72-1.22)1.47 (1.19-1.81)1.30 (0.89-1.89)
Men nested1.26 (0.63-2.51)0.99 (0.55-1.76)2.13 (1.19-3.82)1.63 (1.00-2.65)1.04 (0.61-1.79)

  • Citation: Ajdacic-Gross V, Aleksandrowicz A, Rodgers S, Mutsch M, Tesic A, Müller M, Kawohl W, Rössler W, Seifritz E, Castelao E, Strippoli MPF, Vandeleur C, von Känel R, Paolicelli R, Landolt MA, Witthauer C, Lieb R, Preisig M. Infectious, atopic and inflammatory diseases, childhood adversities and familial aggregation are independently associated with the risk for mental disorders: Results from a large Swiss epidemiological study. World J Psychiatr 2016; 6(4): 419-430
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  • DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.v6.i4.419