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Chronic cough, not asthma, is associated with depression in the elderly: a community-based population analysis in South Korea

  • Sohn, Kyoung-Hee (Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University Medical Center) ;
  • Song, Woo-Jung (Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Sae-Hoon (Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Jang, Hak-Chul (Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Ki Woong (Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital) ;
  • Chang, Yoon-Seok (Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2018.05.26
  • Accepted : 2018.09.27
  • Published : 2019.11.01
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Abstract

Background/Aims: Depression and allergic diseases, including asthma, are frequently reported as comorbid conditions. However, their associations have been rarely examined in community-based elderly populations. Methods: The analyses were performed using the baseline data set of the Korean Longitudinal Study of Health and Aging, which consists of 1,000 elderly participants (aged > 65 years) randomly recruited from an urban community. Depression was assessed using the Geriatric Depression Scale, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, and Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression. Major and minor depressive disorders were diagnosed by psychiatrists. Allergic conditions were assessed using structured questionnaires, lung function, and skin prick test. Quality of life and comorbidities were assessed using structured questionnaires. Results: Prevalence of asthma and major depressive disorder were 5.4% and 5.3%, respectively. The rate of depression was not significantly different between the non-asthmatic and asthmatic groups. No correlation was observed between the scores obtained using the depression scales and self-reported asthma. However, chronic, frequent, and nocturnal cough were significantly associated with depression and scores obtained using the depression scales, which remained significant in multivariate logistic regression analyses (chronic cough: odds ratio [OR], 3.23; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.57 to 12.74; p = 0.04). Rhinitis was independently associated with high Mini-Mental State Examination scores (OR, 1.11; 95% CI, 1.05 to 1.17; p < 0.001) and low 36-item short-form (OR, 0.96; 95% CI, 0.80 to 0.98; p = 0.002). Conclusions: Depression may not be significantly associated with asthma and allergic diseases in elderly populations, but cough is a significant factor affecting depression.

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Acknowledgement

This research was supported by a grant from the Korea Health Technology R&D Project through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI), funded by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (grant number: HI14C2175).

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