TY - JOUR
T1 - Depression and insomnia among individuals with celiac disease or on a gluten-free diet in the USA
T2 - Results from a national survey
AU - Zylberberg, Haley M.
AU - Demmer, Ryan T.
AU - Murray, Joseph A.
AU - Green, Peter H.R.
AU - Lebwohl, Benjamin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Background There is uncertainty regarding the prevalence of psychiatric illnesses in patients with celiac disease (CD) and people who avoid gluten (PWAG) without a diagnosis of CD. Participants and methods We obtained data from 22 274 participants from the 2009-2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to compare the prevalence of depression, insomnia, quality-of-life variables, and psychotropic medication use in CD participants and PWAGs to controls. We used multivariable logistic regression to assess for independent associations between CD/PWAG status and the outcomes of these variables. Results Depression was present in 8.2% of controls compared with 3.9% of participants with CD (P=0.18) and 2.9% of PWAGs (P=0.002). After adjustment for age, sex, race, income, and access to healthcare, PWAGs maintained lower odds of depression compared with controls (odds ratio=0.25; 95% confidence interval: 0.12-0.51; P=0.0001). The prevalence estimates of sleep difficulty among controls (27.3%) compared to participants with CD or PWAGs were 37.7% (P=0.15) and 34.1% (P=0.11). Those with diagnosed CD had increased odds of sleep difficulty (odds ratio=2.41; 95% confidence interval 1.04-5.60), but this was no longer significant after multivariable adjustment (P=0.17). Conclusion Among a nationally representative US sample, participants with CD overall showed no increased odds of depression or sleep difficulty. PWAGs showed lower odds of depression compared with controls. Future research should investigate the relationship between a diagnosis of CD and the development of psychiatric conditions.
AB - Background There is uncertainty regarding the prevalence of psychiatric illnesses in patients with celiac disease (CD) and people who avoid gluten (PWAG) without a diagnosis of CD. Participants and methods We obtained data from 22 274 participants from the 2009-2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to compare the prevalence of depression, insomnia, quality-of-life variables, and psychotropic medication use in CD participants and PWAGs to controls. We used multivariable logistic regression to assess for independent associations between CD/PWAG status and the outcomes of these variables. Results Depression was present in 8.2% of controls compared with 3.9% of participants with CD (P=0.18) and 2.9% of PWAGs (P=0.002). After adjustment for age, sex, race, income, and access to healthcare, PWAGs maintained lower odds of depression compared with controls (odds ratio=0.25; 95% confidence interval: 0.12-0.51; P=0.0001). The prevalence estimates of sleep difficulty among controls (27.3%) compared to participants with CD or PWAGs were 37.7% (P=0.15) and 34.1% (P=0.11). Those with diagnosed CD had increased odds of sleep difficulty (odds ratio=2.41; 95% confidence interval 1.04-5.60), but this was no longer significant after multivariable adjustment (P=0.17). Conclusion Among a nationally representative US sample, participants with CD overall showed no increased odds of depression or sleep difficulty. PWAGs showed lower odds of depression compared with controls. Future research should investigate the relationship between a diagnosis of CD and the development of psychiatric conditions.
KW - celiac disease
KW - depression
KW - gluten disorder
KW - insomnia
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U2 - 10.1097/MEG.0000000000000932
DO - 10.1097/MEG.0000000000000932
M3 - Article
C2 - 28658068
AN - SCOPUS:85021395047
SN - 0954-691X
VL - 29
SP - 1091
EP - 1096
JO - European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
JF - European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
IS - 9
ER -