Association Between Depressive Symptoms and Risk of New-Onset Chronic Liver Disease Among Middle-Aged and Elderly Chinese Adults: A Prospective Cohort Study Based on the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study
Across the total population, the analyses consistently demonstrate an independent, graded association between baseline depressive symptom severity and incident CLD that persists after multivariable adjustment that is primarily driven by female participants and middle-aged adults (45–60 years).