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ArticleBMC psychiatry2026

The association between inflammation biomarkers with mental and behavioral disorders due to use of tobacco: a cross-section and cohort study.

Xinyu Zhang, Qingchun Li, Fengyuan Zhao, Dongfeng Zhang, Xin Song, Tong Wang

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Xinyu Zhang *Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Qingchun Li *Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Fengyuan ZhaoQingdao International Travel Healthcare Center, Qingdao Customs District P. R. China, Qingdao, China.
Dongfeng ZhangDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Xin SongQingdao Center for Diseases Control and Prevention, Qingdao, China. qdcdcsx@126.com.
Tong WangDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China. wangtong4@qdu.edu.cn.

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backgroundTobacco use was as an unhealthy lifestyle. But there were few studies about mental and behavioral disorders due to use of tobacco (MBDT). Inflammation played a role in several mental and behavioral disorders. Hence, this research investigated the association between inflammation biomarkers and MBDT.

methodsWe selected 10 inflammation biomarkers including lymphocyte (LYM), neutrophil (NEU), monocyte (MON), platelet (PLT), aggregate index of systemic inflammation (AISI), systemic inflammatory response index (SIRI), systemic immune-inflammatory index (SII), platelet-to-Lymphocyte ratio (PLR), lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR) and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) to explore the association between inflammation biomarkers and MBDT in a cross-section study and a dynamic cohort study. To explore the dose-response relationship between inflammation biomarkers MBDT, the restricted cubic spline was performed. Besides, the stratified analyses and sensitive analyses were used to test the stability of results.

resultsAccording to results of cohort study, all inflammation biomarkers were significantly associated with the risk of MBDT. The changes in HRs (95%CI) for per SD increment of inflammation biomarkers were as follows: LYM: 1.46 (1.43–1.48); NEU: 1.53 (1.51–1.55); MON: 1.25 (1.23–1.27); PLT: 1.06 (1.04–1.08); AISI: 1.16 (1.14–1.18); SIRI: 1.17 (1.16–1.19); SII: 1.08 (1.06–1.09); LMR: 1.14 (1.12–1.15); NLR: 1.06 (1.05–1.08); PLR: 0.73 (0.72–0.75).

conclusionHigher LYM, NEU, MON, PLT, AISI, SIRI, NLR, LMR and SII may be associated with higher risk of MBDT, and higher PLR may be associated with lower risk of MBDT. CLINICAL TRIAL NUMBER: Not applicable.

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InflammationMental DisordersAdultBiomarkersCohort StudiesCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansLymphocytesMaleMiddle AgedNeutrophilsBiomarkersCohort study.Inflammation biomarkersTime-dependent Cox regression

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