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October 15, 2025Open Access

Lower insulin resistance in Chinese patients with severe major depressive disorder: associations with the inflammatory response

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Cross-sectional study shows reduced insulin resistance in MDD patients linked to inflammatory markers, suggesting improved metabolic health.

Patients with major depressive disorder demonstrated significantly reduced insulin resistance and heightened insulin sensitivity compared to healthy controls.
The variance in insulin resistance was largely influenced by body mass index, albumin, transferrin, and age, accounting for 41.4% of the variance.
This cross-sectional case-control approach included 125 MDD patients and 40 healthy controls to assess insulin metabolism in relation to inflammatory responses.
Findings indicate that MDD may induce a hormetic response enhancing insulin efficacy, challenging the notion that MDD is linked with increased insulin resistance.

Luo et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Cross-sectional study shows reduced insulin resistance in MDD patients linked to inflammatory markers, suggesting improved metabolic health.