ArticleInternational journal of surgery (London, England)2025
Interactions between upper respiratory microbiota and psychological distress in pulmonary nodule patients: a retrospective nested case-control study based on machine learning and exploratory mediation analysis.
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- Association of physical component score with high-risk lung nodules among Chinese Urban sanitation workers: a sex-specific analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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backgroundThe role of upper respiratory microbiota in the context of psychological distress (PD), particularly in patients with pulmonary nodules (PNs), remains largely unexplored. The study investigates anxiety and depression prevalence, clinical risk factors, and upper respiratory microbiota composition in patients with PNs, and their associations.
methodsA retrospective nested case-control study (August 2022 to May 2024) surveyed 381 PNs participants using a standardized questionnaire. Univariate analysis and logistic regression examined associations with PD. 16S ribosomal RNA sequencing compared microbiota between groups. Spearman correlation and exploratory mediation analysis explored associations between microbiota, clinical features, and PD. Machine learning algorithms were trained to identify features associated with PD.
resultsThis study analyzed the sociodemographic and disease characteristics of 381 participants with PNs, revealing that approximately 32% exhibited symptoms of PD. Results showed female patients (OR = 1.77), those with ground-glass nodules (OR = 1.77) and history of nodular disease (OR = 1.94) were associated with a higher prevalence of PD. The main differential bacterial genus between no psychological distress (NPD) and PD groups such as g_Prevotella, g_Neisseria, and g_Haemophilus. The machine learning algorithms revealed that factors such as g_Aggregatibacter, g_Rhodococcus and gender constituted the best predictive group (Area under the curve, AUC = 0.75). Furthermore, exploratory mediation analysis identified associations suggesting that g_Haemophilus (β = 0.738 and β = - 0.523), and g_Dialister (β = 0.452 and β = 0.29) may be involved in the links between BAI and BDI-II scores with clinical factors.
conclusionOur findings highlight the complex associations among clinical factors, upper respiratory microbiota, and the presence of PD in patients with PNs, laying the groundwork for future research into whether microbiota modulation could be a strategy for improving mental health in PNs patients. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT:
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