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PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH
Volume 152, Issue 2-3, Pages 277-280Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2005.07.038
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depression; albumin; ferritin; hemodialysis; inflammation
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We investigated the relationships between serum albumin and ferritin levels in chronic hemodialysis patients with or without major depression. During a 1-year period, a total of 107 chronic hemodialysis patients were recruited. The diagnosis of major depression in patients was made by one psychiatrist. The data showed that patients with major depression (n= 15) had significantly lower albumin and higher ferritin levels than patients without major depression (n = 92). Chronic hemodialysis patients with major depression might have a more severe inflammation reaction and greater oxidative damage than patients without major depression. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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