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Coronavirus disease 2019 is associated with long-term depressive symptoms in Spanish older adults with overweight/obesity and metabolic syndrome
- Sangeetha Shyam, Carlos Gómez-Martínez, Indira Paz-Graniel, José J. Gaforio, Miguel Ángel Martínez-González, Dolores Corella, Montserrat Fitó, J. Alfredo Martínez, Ángel M. Alonso-Gómez, Julia Wärnberg, Jesús Vioque, Dora Romaguera, José López-Miranda, Ramon Estruch, Francisco J. Tinahones, José Manuel Santos-Lozano, J. Luís Serra-Majem, Aurora Bueno-Cavanillas, Josep A. Tur, Vicente Martín Sánchez, Xavier Pintó, María Ortiz Ramos, Josep Vidal, Maria Mar Alcarria, Lidia Daimiel, Emilio Ros, Fernando Fernandez-Aranda, Stephanie K. Nishi, Oscar García Regata, Estefania Toledo, Jose V. Sorli, Olga Castañer, Antonio Garcia-Rios, Rafael Valls-Enguix, Napoleon Perez-Farinos, M. Angeles Zulet, Elena Rayó-Gago, Rosa Casas, Mario Rivera-Izquierdo, Lucas Tojal-Sierra, Miguel Damas-Fuentes, Pilar Buil-Cosiales, Rebeca Fernández-Carrion, Albert Goday, Patricia J. Peña-Orihuela, Laura Compañ-Gabucio, Javier Diez-Espino, Susanna Tello, Ana González-Pinto, Víctor de la O, Miguel Delgado-Rodríguez, Nancy Babio, Jordi Salas-Salvadó
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- Psychological Medicine / Volume 54 / Issue 3 / February 2024
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- 05 September 2023, pp. 620-630
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Background
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has serious physiological and psychological consequences. The long-term (>12 weeks post-infection) impact of COVID-19 on mental health, specifically in older adults, is unclear. We longitudinally assessed the association of COVID-19 with depression symptomatology in community-dwelling older adults with metabolic syndrome within the framework of the PREDIMED-Plus cohort.
MethodsParticipants (n = 5486) aged 55–75 years were included in this longitudinal cohort. COVID-19 status (positive/negative) determined by tests (e.g. polymerase chain reaction severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, IgG) was confirmed via event adjudication (410 cases). Pre- and post-COVID-19 depressive symptomatology was ascertained from annual assessments conducted using a validated 21-item Spanish Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II). Multivariable linear and logistic regression models assessed the association between COVID-19 and depression symptomatology.
ResultsCOVID-19 in older adults was associated with higher post-COVID-19 BDI-II scores measured at a median (interquartile range) of 29 (15–40) weeks post-infection [fully adjusted β = 0.65 points, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.15–1.15; p = 0.011]. This association was particularly prominent in women (β = 1.38 points, 95% CI 0.44–2.33, p = 0.004). COVID-19 was associated with 62% increased odds of elevated depression risk (BDI-II ≥ 14) post-COVID-19 when adjusted for confounders (odds ratio; 95% CI 1.13–2.30, p = 0.008).
ConclusionsCOVID-19 was associated with long-term depression risk in older adults with overweight/obesity and metabolic syndrome, particularly in women. Thus, long-term evaluations of the impact of COVID-19 on mental health and preventive public health initiatives are warranted in older adults.
Association between the Prime Diet Quality Score and depressive symptoms in a Mediterranean population with metabolic syndrome. Cross-sectional and 2-year follow-up assessment from PREDIMED-PLUS study
- Naomi Cano-Ibáñez, Lluis Serra-Majem, Sandra Martín-Peláez, Miguel Ángel Martínez-González, Jordi Salas-Salvadó, Maria Dolores Corella Piquer, Camille Lassale, José Alfredo Martínez Hernandez, Ángel M. Alonso-Gómez, Julia Wärnberg, Jesús Vioque Lopez, Dora Romaguera, José López-Miranda, Ramon Estruch, Ana María Gómez-Pérez, José Manuel Santos-Lozano, Fernando Fernández-Aranda, Aurora Bueno-Cavanillas, Josep A. Tur, Vicente Martín, Xavier Pintó Sala, Miguel Delgado-Rodríguez, Pilar Matía Martín, Josep Vidal, Jersy J. Cárdenas, Lidia Daimiel Ruiz, Emilio Ros, Pilar Buil-Cosiales, Nerea Becerra-Tomás, Carmen Saiz, Miguel-Ángel Muñoz-Perez, Itziar Abete, Lucas Tojal-Sierra, Olga Fernández-Barceló, Andrea Bernabé-Casanova, Jadwiga Konieczna, Antonio García-Ríos, Rosa Casas, Maria Rosa Bernal-López, José Lapetra, Estefanía Toledo, Carlos Gómez-Martínez, Oscar Coltell, Mireia Malcampo-Manrúbia, María Angeles Zulet, Carolina Sorto-Sánchez, Alfredo Gea, José Luis Hernández-Fleta, Olga Castañer Niño, Almudena Sánchez-Villegas
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- British Journal of Nutrition / Volume 128 / Issue 6 / 28 September 2022
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- 29 October 2021, pp. 1170-1179
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- 28 September 2022
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The burden of depression is increasing worldwide, specifically in older adults. Unhealthy dietary patterns may partly explain this phenomenon. In the Spanish PREDIMED-Plus study, we explored (1) the cross-sectional association between the adherence to the Prime Diet Quality Score (PDQS), an a priori-defined high-quality food pattern, and the prevalence of depressive symptoms at baseline (cross-sectional analysis) and (2) the prospective association of baseline PDQS with changes in depressive symptomatology after 2 years of follow-up. After exclusions, we assessed 6612 participants in the cross-sectional analysis and 5523 participants in the prospective analysis. An energy-adjusted high-quality dietary score (PDQS) was assessed using a validated FFQ. The cross-sectional association between PDQS and the prevalence of depression or presence of depressive symptoms and the prospective changes in depressive symptoms were evaluated through multivariable regression models (logistic and linear models and mixed linear-effects models). PDQS was inversely associated with depressive status in the cross-sectional analysis. Participants in the highest quintile of PDQS (Q5) showed a significantly reduced odds of depression prevalence as compared to participants in the lowest quartile of PDQS (Q1) (OR (95 %) CI = 0·82 (0·68, 0·98))). The baseline prevalence of depression decreased across PDQS quintiles (Pfor trend = 0·015). A statistically significant association between PDQS and changes in depressive symptoms after 2-years follow-up was found (β (95 %) CI = −0·67 z-score (–1·17, −0·18). A higher PDQS was cross-sectionally related to a lower depressive status. Nevertheless, the null finding in our prospective analysis raises the possibility of reverse causality. Further prospective investigation is required to ascertain the association between PDQS and changes in depressive symptoms along time.
Clusters in Extragalactic HII Regions and their Modelling
- Rosa María González Delgado
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- Symposium - International Astronomical Union / Volume 207 / 2002
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- 03 August 2017, pp. 428-438
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- 2002
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This review deals with properties of very young (≤ 10–20 Myr) stellar clusters which are in the nebular phase and are embedded in photoionized regions (classical extragalactic HII regions (RHIIs) or starburst galaxies). Based on the analysis of the integrated light of these clusters at the UV and optical wavelengths, different techniques are discussed that allow to estimate in consistent the stellar content and the evolutionary state of the ionizing clusters. Figures illustrating this contribution can be found in: http://www.iaa.csic.es/∼rosa/
The Giant HII Region NGC 2363
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- By Rosa González-Delgado, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, E-38200 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain, Enrique Pérez, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, E-38200 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain, Guillermo Tenorio-Tagle, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, E-38200 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain, José M. Víchez, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, E-38200 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain, Elena Terlevich, Royal Greenwich Observatory, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0EZ, UK, Roberto J. Terlevich, Royal Greenwich Observatory, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0EZ, UK, Eduardo Telles, Royal Greenwich Observatory, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0EZ, UK, José M. Rodríguez-Espinosa, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, E-38200 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain, Miguel Mas-Hesse, Laboratorio de Astrofísica Espacial y Física Fundamental (LAEFF), Apdo. 50727, 28080 Madrid, Spain, María Luisa García-Vargas, Depto. Física Teórica CIX, Universidad Autónoma, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain, Ángeles I. Díaz, Depto. Física Teórica CIX, Universidad Autónoma, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain, Jordi Cepa, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, E-38200 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain, Hector Castañeda, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, E-38200 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
- G. Tenorio-Tagle, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Tenerife
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- Violent Star Formation
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- 10 November 2010
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- 22 September 1994, pp 117-122
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We present narrow-band Hα imaging and long-slit optical and near infrared spectroscopy of the giant HII region NGC 2363. We have found broad emission lines at 4686 Å and at 5810 Å attributed to WC stars at 6 arcsec to the East of the brightest core of the region. We confirm the existence of low-intensity broad components in Hα and [OIII] which extend some 500 pc. We have derived the physical conditions and chemical composition of the gas in 15 different zones in the region, and do not find significant variations in the abundances. The Paschen discontinuity has been found in emission. The Pa electron temperatures obtained are significantly smaller than those obtained from the [OIII] and [SIII] emission lines, indicating the presence of large temperature fluctuations.
Introduction
One of the targets of the GEFE programme is the giant HII region NGC 2363 located in the SW of the irregular galaxy NGC 2366. This is one of the largest extragalactic HII regions with high surface brightness. The object was observed in La Palma in narrow band Hα and long-slit spectrophotometry from [OII] λ3227 to [SIII] λ9532 at two positions, at the brighest core of the region (which we call knot A) and at 6 arcsec to the East (knot B).
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The object was observed with the 1-m JKT telescope. We used a CCD with a spatial scale of 0.3 arcsec pixel−1.
The Prototype Starburst Galaxy NGC 7714: Physical Conditions of the Gas and the Stellar Populations
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- By Rosa González-Delgado, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, E-38200 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain, Enrique Pérez, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, E-38200 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain, María Luisa García-Vargas, Depto. Física Teórica CIX, Universidad Autónoma, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain, Elena Terlevich, Royal Greenwich Observatory, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0EZ, UK, Roberto J. Terlevich, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, E-38200 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain, José M. Víchez, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, E-38200 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
- G. Tenorio-Tagle, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Tenerife
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- Violent Star Formation
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We present narrow-band Hα imaging and long-slit optical and near-infrared spectroscopy of the starburst galaxy NGC 7714. We have detected WR stars in the starburst region, which indicate an age for the burst of between 3 and 5 Myr. We have obtained the physical condition of the gas in the starburst region and in three HII regions. These have moderately low abundances, while the nucleus has half solar abundance, with an overabundance of N.
Introduction
A typical starburst galaxy can be defined as a spiral galaxy with a bright nucleus bluer than expected for its morphological type, which emits strong narrow emission lines similar to low-ionization HII region spectra, as a consecuence of the photoionization by the ultraviolet radiation of hot stars, with typical Hα luminosities ranging from 1040 to 1042 erg s−1. During this intense recent burst of star formation between 107 and 1010 M⊙ of massive stars are formed within a radius of a few hundred pc about its nucleus.
NGC 7714, the prototype of the starburst (henceforth SB) galaxies (Weedman et al, 1981) and classified as a SBb peculiar, is in interaction with the irregular galaxy NGC 7715. The X-ray luminosity (6 1040 erg s−1) is explained with about 104 supernova remmants in a volume of 280 pc radius (Weedman et al. 1981). The 6-cm radio map shows a weak double radio structure separated by about 1 arcsec at p.a = 30°.