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ArticleJournal of personalized medicine2022

Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Is a Possible Blood Biomarker of Schizoid Personality Traits among Females.

Kohei Hayakawa, Motoki Watabe, Hideki Horikawa, Mina Sato-Kasai, Norihiro Shimokawa, Tomohiro Nakao, Takahiro A Kato

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Article in Journal of personalized medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Personality and Psychoneuroimmunology: A Systems Biology Perspective.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2025
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Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Kohei HayakawaDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi 3-1-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
Motoki WatabeSchool of Business, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya 47500, Malaysia.
Hideki HorikawaDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi 3-1-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
Mina Sato-KasaiDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi 3-1-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
Norihiro ShimokawaDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi 3-1-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
Tomohiro NakaoDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi 3-1-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
Takahiro A KatoDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi 3-1-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-5169-2930
Kyushu University · JPMonash University Malaysia · MY

Funding

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development JP19dk0307073Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development JP20dk0307075Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development JP21wm0425010Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP16H06403Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP18H04042Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP19K21591Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP20H01773SENSHIN Medical Research Foundation 2020
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lower serum levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) have been suggested to indicate higher suicide risk and various psychiatric symptoms. Previously, we reported that lower serum LDL-C levels are associated with loneliness, social phobia, isolated life with little social support, and lower trust in others among young non-clinical females. Thus, we hypothesize that schizoid personality traits may be associated with lower serum LDL-C. We here verified this hypothesis using non-clinical data and clinical data with schizophrenia. Using the database from the Midlife in Japan (MIDJA), a cohort of residents living in Tokyo, we analyzed whether schizoid-related interpersonal characteristics were associated with LDL-C. In addition, we assessed the association between blood biomarkers including LDL-C and schizoid personality traits in 101 adult non-clinical volunteers. Finally, we evaluated the interaction between LDL-C and social decision making of patients with schizophrenia. In female non-clinical volunteers, serum LDL-C level was a predictive factor and negatively correlated with schizoid personality traits. Female patients with schizophrenia, whose serum LDL-C levels were lower, tended not to trust other females. The present findings suggest that LDL-C may influence schizoid personality traits in females, which provide a basis for further investigation into the biological aspects of schizoid personality disorder.

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hikikomorilonelinesslow-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)schizoid personality disorderschizophreniasocial decision makingsocial isolationsolitudetrust game

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PMID35207620
PMCPMC8875671
OpenAlexW4205884263

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