Ethylene oxide exposure, inflammatory indicators, and depressive symptoms: a cross-sectional study and mediation analysis based on a non-institutionalized American population
Dongru Du,
Yanling Yuan,
Xuan Guan
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundEthylene oxide (EO) is a volatile compound positively correlated with respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. Currently, evidence suggests that environmental exposure may contribute to depressive symptoms. This study evaluated the correlation between EO exposure and depressive symptoms and investigated whether inflammatory indicators had a mediation effect on this correlation.MethodsPatients were enrolled from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey during 2013–2016, and 2,764 (49.67% m… Show more
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