Psychiatry Investig.  2017 Jul;14(4):506-512. 10.4306/pi.2017.14.4.506.

Association of Serotonin 1A Receptor Polymorphism with Variation in Health-Related Quality of Life in Korean Hemodialysis Patients

• Park HC
• Park S
• Choi HY
• Lee JE
• Park HY
• Kim SH
• Ha SK
• Seok JH

• KMID: 2387143
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4306/pi.2017.14.4.506

Abstract

OBJECTIVE
Hemodialysis patients may have psychological distress and reduced quality of life (QoL) related to chronic physical health problems. Genetic polymorphisms associated with reduced QoL in hemodialysis patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between genetic polymorphisms and variation in health-related QoL in Korean hemodialysis patients.
METHODS
The 36-item Short-Form Health Survey and the Korean Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale were used to assess health-related QoL and psychological distress, respectively. Twenty hundred and five clinically stable patients from 6 hemodialysis centers have participated with informed consents. Sociodemographic factors, clinical factors, and genotypes of serotonin 1A receptor, brain-derived neurotrophic factors, and glucocorticoid receptor were assessed. Independent t-tests, correlation analyses, multiple regression analyses were performed for statistical analyses.
RESULTS
The serotonin 1A receptor CC genotype group showed significantly higher physical and mental QoL levels than those with the GG/GC genotypes. In the final linear regression analysis, serotonin 1A receptor CC genotype was significantly associated with positive physical and mental QoL levels.
CONCLUSION
ConclusionaaSerotonin 1A receptor polymorphism, as well as age and depression, were significantly associated with mental and physical QoL in hemodialysis patients. Functional activity in the serotonin receptor system may have a modulating effect on health-related QoL in hemodialysis patients.

Keyword

Depression; Hemodialysis; Quality of life; Serotonin 1A receptor polymorphism

MeSH Terms

Anxiety
Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
Depression
Genotype
Health Surveys
Humans
Linear Models
Polymorphism, Genetic
Quality of Life*
Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A*
Receptors, Glucocorticoid
Renal Dialysis*
Serotonin*
Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A
Receptors, Glucocorticoid
Serotonin