Depression and anxiety in a manganese-exposed community.
Neurotoxicology
; 85: 222-233, 2021 07.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To characterize the association between residential environmental manganese (Mn) exposure and depression and anxiety, given prior associations among occupationally-exposed workers.METHODS:
We administered the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) to 697 study participants in their preferred languages. These participants represented a population-based sample of residents aged ≥40 from two predominantly Black African communities in Gauteng province, South Africa 605 in Meyerton, adjacent to a large Mn smelter, and 92 in Ethembalethu, a comparable non-exposed community. We investigated the associations between community (Meyerton vs. Ethembalethu) and severity of depression and anxiety, using linear regression, adjusting for age and sex. To document community-level differences in Mn exposure, we measured airborne PM2.5-Mn.RESULTS:
Meyerton residents had BDI scores 5.63 points (95 % CI 3.07, 8.20) higher than Ethembalethu residents, with all questions contributing to this significant difference. STAI-state scores were marginally higher in Meyerton than Ethembalethu residents [2.12 (95 % CI -0.17, 4.41)], whereas STAI-trait scores were more similar between the communities [1.26 (95 % CI -0.82, 3.35)]. Mean PM2.5-Mn concentration was 203 ng/m3 at a long-term fixed site in Meyerton and 10 ng/m3 in Ethembalethu.CONCLUSION:
Residence near Mn emission sources may be associated with greater depression symptomatology, and possibly current, but not lifetime, anxiety.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
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Asunto principal:
Ansiedad
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Escalas de Valoración Psiquiátrica
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Depresión
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Exposición a Riesgos Ambientales
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Vida Independiente
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Manganeso
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Neurotoxicology
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article