Linking menopause-related factors, history of depression, APOE ε4, and proxies of biological aging in the UK biobank cohort.
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Title
Linking menopause-related factors, history of depression, APOE ε4, and proxies of biological aging in the UK biobank cohort.
Journal
Hormones and behavior
ISSN
1095-6867 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0018-506X
Publication state
Published
Issued date
08/2024
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
164
Pages
105596
Language
english
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Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
In a subset of females, postmenopausal status has been linked to accelerated aging and neurological decline. A complex interplay between reproductive-related factors, mental disorders, and genetics may influence brain function and accelerate the rate of aging in the postmenopausal phase. Using multiple regressions corrected for age, in this preregistered study we investigated the associations between menopause-related factors (i.e., menopausal status, menopause type, age at menopause, and reproductive span) and proxies of cellular aging (leukocyte telomere length, LTL) and brain aging (white and gray matter brain age gap, BAG) in 13,780 females from the UK Biobank (age range 39-82). We then determined how these proxies of aging were associated with each other, and evaluated the effects of menopause-related factors, history of depression (= lifetime broad depression), and APOE ε4 genotype on BAG and LTL, examining both additive and interactive relationships. We found that postmenopausal status and older age at natural menopause were linked to longer LTL and lower BAG. Surgical menopause and longer natural reproductive span were also associated with longer LTL. BAG and LTL were not significantly associated with each other. The greatest variance in each proxy of biological aging was most consistently explained by models with the addition of both lifetime broad depression and APOE ε4 genotype. Overall, this study demonstrates a complex interplay between menopause-related factors, lifetime broad depression, APOE ε4 genotype, and proxies of biological aging. However, results are potentially influenced by a disproportionate number of healthier participants among postmenopausal females. Future longitudinal studies incorporating heterogeneous samples are an essential step towards advancing female health.
Keywords
Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Aging/genetics, Aging/physiology, Apolipoprotein E4/genetics, Brain/metabolism, Cohort Studies, Depression/genetics, Menopause/genetics, Menopause/physiology, UK Biobank, United Kingdom, APOE ε4, Brain age gap, Cellular aging, Depression, Magnetic resonance imaging, Menopause, Telomere length
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Web of science
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