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Relationship between psychological stress and hippocampus volume through meta-analysis

메타분석을 통한 심리적 스트레스와 해마용적 간의 관계

  • Jo, Min-kyung (Department of Psychology, Pusan National University) ;
  • Hong, Changhee (Department of Psychology, Pusan National University)
  • Received : 2018.08.27
  • Accepted : 2018.12.07
  • Published : 2018.12.31
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Abstract

This study was conducted to define hippocampal volume differences between a stress-laid group and normal individual group via meta-analysis. This investigation included studies that contained hippocampal volume measurements in association with stress from 1990 to 2016. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measurements of hippocampal volumes were used to determine the mean size, standard deviation and sample size. The pooled effect size was measured by the standardized mean difference (SMD) with a 95% confidence interval. This meta-analysis included 13 studies comprising 374 stress subjects and 439 normal subjects. Eight studies targeted war-related veterans and holocaust survivors, while five targeted personal trauma associated with childhood abuse, rape, accident or financial hardship. The overall mean effect size (Hedges' g) was -0.70 (-1.04; -0.37). Overall, the SMD value was -0.70, with a moderate effect size, but high heterogeneity. Depending on the characteristics of the stressor, studies were divided by subgroups of war-related veterans and subjects with personal trauma and then analyzed again. In the war-related subgroup, the Hedges' g was -0.47 (-0.78; -0.16), while in the personal stressor-related subgroup it was -0.91 (-1.57; -0.26). These results indicate that there was a significant negative correlation between psychological stress and hippocampal volume.

본 연구는 심리적 스트레스 경험과 해마 용적의 차이를 체계적이고 종합적으로 검증하기 위해 메타분석을 실시하였다. 메타분석을 위해 1990년도에서 2016년도까지 출판된 국외 문헌들 중 스트레스를 경험한 개인의 해마 용적을 측정한 연구들을 대상으로, PRISMA에 따라 스트레스 경험 집단과 정상 집단 간의 해마 용적 차이를 확인하였다. MRI를 사용하여 해마용적의 평균, 표준편차, 사례수가 제시된 연구들이 분석에 사용되었고, 13편의 연구(스트레스 경험 374명, 정상 대상자 439명)가 최종 선별되었다. 스트레스원의 유형에 따라서는, 전쟁관련 연구 8편, 개인적 외상사건 관련 연구 5편으로 나눌 수 있다. 전체 메타분석에서 효과크기는 -0.70(-1.04; -0.37)이었고, 스트레스원으로 나누어 분석하였을 때, 전쟁 관련 하위집단에서의 효과크기는 -0.47(-0.78; -0.16), 개인적 외상사건 관련 하위집단에서의 효과크기는 -0.91(-1.57; -0.26)으로 나타났다. 분석 결과, 스트레스의 경험과 해마 용적 간의 유의한 부적 상관이 확인되었다. 만성적인 스트레스 요인과 그로 인한 환자 집단들의 해마 용적은 각 연구 간 이질성이 높은 편이었지만, 3개의 연구를 제외하고 모두 해마 용적이 통제집단에 비해 작게 나타났다.

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Fig. 1. PRISMA flow chart

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Fig. 2. Meta-analysis of results for all included studies.

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Fig. 3. Subgroup analyses: the characteristics of stressor. a. war-related subgroup, b. personal trauma related subgroup.

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Fig. 4. Funnel plot of the effect of hippocampal volume on stress group

Table 1. Summary of the characteristics of studies included in the meta-analysis

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