Case Control Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2025.
World J Psychiatry. Apr 19, 2025; 15(4): 102182
Published online Apr 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i4.102182
Table 1 Characteristics of the study population, n (%)
Variables
Controls (n = 509)
Case (n = 555)
P value
Age (years)50.8 ± 18.642.2 ± 17.7< 0.01
Gender
Male191 (37.5)161 (29.0)0.030
Female318 (62.5)394 (71.0)-
Age of onset (years), mean ± SD-37.3 ± 16.7-
Pulse rate, mean ± SD87.07 ± 13.479.4 ± 12.3< 0.01
Education
Elementary school82 (16.1)36 (6.5)-
Junior middle school131 (25.7)151 (27.2)-
High school154 (30.3)160 (28.8)-
Junior college and above142 (27.9)208 (37.5)-
Profession
Student76 (14.9)154 (27.7)-
Mental labor179 (35.2)194 (35.0)-
Manual labor130 (25.5)71 (12.8)-
Retired or unemployed124 (24.4)136 (24.5)-
Depressive episode
Severe0 (0)277 (49.9)-
Mild/moderate0 (0)278 (50.1)-
No509 (100)0 (0)-
Family history
Positive0 (0)97 (17.5)-
Negative509 (100)458 (82.5)-
Suicide attempt
Yes0 (0)314 (56.6)-
No509 (100)241 (43.4)-
First-episode
Yes0 (0)278 (50.1)-
No509 (100)277 (49.9)-
Table 2 Primers sequences used in this study
Description
Forward primer sequence (5’-3’)
Reverse primer sequence (5’-3’)
rs8020095CACAGATAGACAGTGAGGAATGCTACATGGATGAAGGTGTGTTTGTATGT
rs10144417CCAGAGCCGACTTCTTCAATCACAGGTCCTATGTCTTTCTCGCGCCTTGA
rs2031564GGCGGAAGAAAAGATGGAATTCTCATGTGTTCCAGAGGCATCGTTGTTCG
rs8016024
rs3759755ACAGGAAAGGTGGAACAGAAATACTTACCTACCATTTGTCATGCAAAATA
Table 3 Association of the rs3759755, rs10144417, rs2031564, rs8020095 and rs8016024 polymorphisms with depression risk, n (%)
Models
Polymorphisms
Controls (n = 509)
Patients (n = 555)
Adjusted OR (95%CI)1
P value
rs10144417
CodominantA/A151 (29.7)195 (35.1)1.00-
A/G270 (53.0)260 (46.9)0.71 (0.53-0.94)0.015
G/G88 (17.3)100 (18.0)0.81 (0.56-1.18)0.270
DominantA/A151 (29.7)195 (35.1)1.00-
A/G-G/G358 (70.3)360 (64.9)0.73 (0.56-0.95)0.021
RecessiveA/A-A/G421 (82.7)455 (82.0)1.00-
G/G109 (17.3)100 (18.0)1.01 (0.73-1.40)0.940
AlleleA572 (56.2)650 (58.6)1.00-
G446 (43.8)460 (41.4)0.87 (0.73-1.04)0.130
rs2031564
CodominantG/G126 (24.8)148 (26.7)1.00-
G/A263 (51.7)270 (48.6)0.82 (0.61-1.11)0.200
A/A120 (23.6)137 (24.7)1.15 (0.80-1.64)0.450
DominantG/G126 (24.8)148 (26.7)1.00-
G/A-G/G383 (75.2)407 (73.3)0.84 (0.63-1.12)0.230
AlleleA572 (56.0)650 (59.0)1.00-
G446 (44.0)460 (41.0)1.06 (0.89-1.27)0.510
rs3759755
CodominantA/A155 (30.5)196 (35.3)1.00-
A/C270 (53.0)259 (46.7)0.71 (0.54-0.95)0.081
C/C84 (16.5)100 (18.0)0.88 (0.60-1.27)0.490
DominantA/A155 (30.5)196 (35.3)1.00-
A/C-C/C354 (69.5)359 (64.7)0.75 (0.58-0.98)0.036
RecessiveA/A-A/C425 (83.5)455 (82.0)1.00-
C/C84 (16.5)100 (18.0)1.08 (0.78-1.50)0.650
AlleleA580 (57.0)651 (58.6)1.00-
C438 (43.0)459 (41.4)0.90 (0.75-1.07)0.240
rs8016024
CodominantT/T131 (25.7)158 (28.5)1.00-
T/C260 (51.1)264 (47.6)0.79 (0.58-1.06)0.110
C/C118 (23.2)133 (24.0)0.83 (0.58-1.19)0.310
DominantT/T131 (25.7)158 (28.5)1.00-
T/C-C/C378 (74.3)397 (71.5)0.80 (0.61-1.06)0.120
AlleleT522 (51.0)580 (52.0)1.00-
C496 (49.0)530 (48.0)0.91 (0.77-1.09)0.320
rs8020095
CodominantG/G125 (24.6)164 (29.5)1.00-
G/A274 (53.8)285 (51.4)0.72 (0.53-0.97)0.028
A/A110 (21.6)106 (19.1)0.66 (0.45-0.95)0.025
DominantG/G125 (24.6)164 (29.5)1.00-
G/A-A/A384 (75.4)391 (70.5)0.70 (0.53-0.93)0.013
RecessiveG/G-G/A399 (78.4)449 (80.9)1.00-
A/A110 (21.6)106 (19.1)0.82 (0.60-1.12)0.210
AlleleA494 (48.5)497 (44.8)1.00-
G524 (51.5)613 (55.2)1.23 (1.03-1.46)0.023
Table 4 Stratified analyses of the rs3759755, rs10144417, rs2031564, rs8020095 and rs8016024 polymorphisms with depression risk, n (%)
Variables
Frequency
OR (95%CI)1
P value
rs8020095
Depressive episodeSevereMild--
G/G81 (29.1)83 (30.0)1.00 (Ref)-
G/A-A/A197 (70.9)194 (70.0)0.89 (0.61-1.29)0.54
Suicide attemptYesNo--
G/G81 (25.7)83 (34.6)1.00 (Ref)-
G/A-A/A234 (74.3)15 (65.4)0.73 (0.50-1.07)0.11
First-episode patientYesNo--
G/G80 (28.6)84 (30.7)1.00 (Ref)-
G/A-A/A200 (71.4)190 (69.3)1.00 (0.69-1.46)1.00
Family historyYesNo--
G/G28 (27.7)136 (30.0)1.00 (Ref)-
G/A-A/A73 (72.3)318 (70.0)0.95 (0.58-1.54)0.82
rs10144417
Depressive episodeSevereMild--
A/A97 (34.9)98 (35.4)1.00 (Ref)-
A/G-G/G181 (65.1)179 (64.6)0.94 (0.66-1.34)0.75
Suicide attemptYesNo--
A/A104 (33.0)91 (37.9)1.00 (Ref)-
A/G-G/G211 (67.0)149 (62.1)0.85 (0.59-1.23)0.39
First-episode patientYesNo--
A/A99 (35.4)96 (34.9)1.00 (Ref)-
A/G-G/G181 (64.6)179 (65.1)1.08 (0.75-1.54)0.67
Family historyYesNo--
A/A32 (31.7)163 (35.9)1.00 (Ref)-
A/G-G/G69 (68.3)291 (64.1)0.85 (0.54-1.36)0.50
Table 5 Haplotype analysis of the rs10144417, rs2031564, rs3759755, rs8016024 and rs8020095 with the depression, n (%)
Haplotype
Patients
Control
OR (95%CI)P value (dimensionless)
2n = 1110 (%)
2n = 1018 (%)
AGATG536 (48.3)468 (46.0)1.000-
GACCA437 (39.4)421 (41.4)0.906 (0.755-1.008)0.291
AAACG52 (4.7)33 (3.2)1.376 (0.874-2.165)0.166
AGATA28 (2.5)43 (4.2)0.569 (0.348-0.930)0.023