Clinical characterization of patients with bipolar disorder and a history of asthma: An exploratory study

Francisco Romo-Nava*, Thomas Blom, Alfredo B. Cuellar-Barboza, Francisco J. Barrera, Alessandro Miola, Nicole N. Mori, Miguel L. Prieto, Marin Veldic, Balwinder Singh, Manuel Gardea-Resendez, Nicolas A. Nunez, Aysegul Ozerdem, Joanna M. Biernacka, Mark A. Frye, Susan L. McElroy

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Abstract

Introduction: Bipolar disorder (BD) and asthma are leading causes of morbidity in the US and frequently co-occur. Objectives: We evaluated the clinical features and comorbidities of patients with BD and a history of asthma. Methods: In a cross-sectional analysis from the Mayo Clinic Bipolar Biobank, we explored the clinical characteristics of the BD and an asthma phenotype and fitted a multivariable regression model to identify risk factors for asthma. Results: A total of 721 individuals with BD were included. From these, 140 (19%) had a history of asthma. In a multivariable model only sex and evening chronotype were significant predictors of asthma with the odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals being 1.65 (1.00, 2.72; p=0.05) and 1.99 (1.25, 3.17; p < 0.01), respectively. Individuals with asthma had higher odds of having other medical comorbidities after adjusting for age, sex, and site including hypertension (OR = 2.29 (95% CI 1.42, 3.71); p < 0.01), fibromyalgia (2.29 (1.16, 4.51); p=0.02), obstructive sleep apnea (2.03 (1.18, 3.50); p=0.01), migraine (1.98 (1.31, 3.00); p < 0.01), osteoarthritis (2.08 (1.20, 3.61); p < 0.01), and COPD (2.80 (1.14, 6.84); p=0.02). Finally, individuals currently on lithium were less likely to have a history of asthma (0.48 (0.32, 0.71); p < 0.01). Conclusion: A history of asthma is common among patients with BD and is associated with being female and having an evening chronotype, as well as with increased odds of having other medical comorbidities. A lower likelihood of a history of asthma among those currently on lithium is an intriguing finding with potential clinical implications that warrants further study.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)8-14
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Psychiatric Research
Volume164
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2023

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Keywords

  • Asthma
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Chronotype
  • Comorbid
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Hypertension
  • Lithium
  • Migraine
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Sleep apnea

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