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ArticleFrontiers in public health2025

U-shaped association between myeloperoxidase levels and anxiety risk: a cross-sectional study in a Chinese population.

Junteng Zhou, Qihang Kong, Xiaojing Liu, Yan Huang

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  1. Anxiety and peripheral artery disease.Clinical science (London, England : 1979) · 2026
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Junteng Zhou *Health Management Center, General Practice Medical Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Qihang Kong *Laboratory of Cardiovascular Diseases, Regenerative Medicine Research Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Xiaojing LiuLaboratory of Cardiovascular Diseases, Regenerative Medicine Research Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Yan HuangHealth Management Center, General Practice Medical Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

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Abstract

Objective: This study investigates the association between myeloperoxidase (MPO) levels and anxiety risk in Chinese adults and explores potential effect modifiers, with implications for neuroinflammatory biomarker-guided anxiety prevention strategies. Methods: Using cross-sectional data from 30,418 adults undergoing routine health examinations (July 2020-June 2021), anxiety severity was assessed via the Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS; score ≥ 50 as clinically relevant). Plasma MPO was quantified by ELISA. Multivariate logistic regression, restricted cubic splines (RCS), threshold effect analysis, and subgroup interactions were conducted to evaluate nonlinear associations. Results: A U-shaped relationship between MPO and anxiety risk was identified. In fully adjusted models, participants in the lowest (Q1: ≤29.77 ng/mL, OR = 1.15, 95% CI: 1.03-1.28, Conclusion: Plasma MPO demonstrates a U-shaped association with anxiety risk independent of cardiometabolic confounders. Diabetic individuals exhibit heightened susceptibility to MPO-related anxiety, suggesting synergistic neuroinflammatory pathways. Monitoring MPO may aid in risk stratification and personalized interventions, particularly in populations with diabetes.

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AnxietyPeroxidaseAdultAgedBiomarkersChinaCross-Sectional StudiesEast Asian PeopleFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRisk FactorsBiomarkersPeroxidaseanxietycross-sectional studydiabetes mellitusmyeloperoxidaseneuroinflammationU-shaped association

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