Table 2 Linear regression models predicting neurotrophin levels and proBNDF/BDNF ratio.
BDNF levelsa | ProBDNF levelsa | ProBNDF/BDNF Ratiob | |||||||
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aβ | 95% CI | P-value | aβ | 95% CI | P-value | aβ | 95% CI | P-value | |
Cocaine consumption (yes) | 4.26 | 0.39–8.46 | 0.033 | 23.59 | 3.69–43.49 | 0.023 | 2.35 | −5.18 to 9.88 | 0.519 |
Age (years, continuous) | 0.18 | 0.03–0.33 | 0.023 | 0.21 | −0.53 to 0.95 | 0.557 | −0.02 | −0.28 to 0.24 | 0.864 |
Gender (female vs. male) | 3.05 | 1.36–4.76 | 0.002 | 9.06 | −4.02 to 22.14 | 0.162 | −25.06 | −48.24 to −1.88 | 0.036 |
Having sons (yes) | 2.29 | 0.03–4.56 | 0.047 | 3.69 | −15.66 to 23.05 | 0.692 | −2.44 | −9.61 to 4.74 | 0.483 |
Civil status (ref: single) | |||||||||
Married | −1.92 | −5.26 to 1.41 | 0.242 | −2.08 | −27.65 to 23.49 | 0.866 | 2.90 | −16.44 to 8.08 | 0.482 |
Divorced | 1.44 | −5.30 to 2.41 | 0.441 | 0.08 | −33.86 to 34.01 | 0.996 | −4.18 | −4.66 to 7.72 | 0.608 |
Employment (yes) | −1.76 | −6.15 to 2.64 | 0.411 | 1.50 | −16.17 to 19.16 | 0.860 | 1.53 | −3.08 to 8.88 | 0.320 |
Psychopharmaceuticals intake (yes) | 8.78 | 5.22–12.33 | <0.001 | 42.71 | 19.95–65.46 | 0.001 | 7.64 | −8.21 to 23.49 | 0.324 |
Previous psychiatric hospitalizations (yes) | 11.78 | 4.96–18.60 | 0.002 | 60.64 | 27.01–94.26 | 0.001 | −0.70 | −7.00 to 5.60 | 0.817 |
Previous psychiatric diagnoses (yes) | −7.56 | −13.43 to −1.68 | 0.015 | −43.43 | −66.76 to −20.10 | 0.001 | −7.34 | −22.06 to 7.39 | 0.308 |
Smoking habit (yes) | −1.82 | −4.67 to 1.03 | 0.195 | −8.29 | −25.21 to 8.70 | 0.318 | 2.77 | −2.52 to 8.06 | 0.285 |
BDNF levels (μg/ml, continuous) | / | / | / | / | / | / | −0.56 | −1.82 to 0.71 | 0.366 |