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World J Psychiatry. Aug 19, 2025; 15(8): 105760
Published online Aug 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i8.105760
Investigation and risk factor analysis of anxiety and depression in patients with lower extremity arteriosclerosis obliterans
Xiao-Gao Wang, Ying Wang, Yong Gao, Ran Lu, Ze-Yu Guan, Shi-Yuan Chen
Xiao-Gao Wang, Yong Gao, Ran Lu, Ze-Yu Guan, Shi-Yuan Chen, Department of Vascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical University, Bengbu 233004, Anhui Province, China
Ying Wang, Department of School of Laboratory Medicine, Bengbu Medical University, Bengbu 233004, Anhui Province, China
Co-first authors: Xiao-Gao Wang and Ying Wang.
Co-corresponding authors: Yong Gao and Shi-Yuan Chen.
Author contributions: Wang XG and Wang Y designed the research study and analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript, they contributed equally to this article, they are the co-first authors of this manuscript; Wang XG, Wang Y, Gao Y, Lu R, Guan ZY, and Chen SY performed the research; Guan ZY and Chen SY contributed equally to this article, they are the co-corresponding authors of this manuscript; and all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by the Key Project of Natural Science Research in Universities of Anhui Province, No. 2023AH051985; Key Project of Natural Science Research at Bengbu Medical University, No. 2023byzd038; and Anhui Provincial Health Research Project, No. AHWJ2024BAc30042.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical University.
Informed consent statement: Patients were not required to give informed consent to the study because the analysis used anonymous clinical data that were obtained after each patient agreed to treatment by written consent.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Shi-Yuan Chen, Department of Vascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical University, No. 287 Changhuai Road, Bengbu 233004, Anhui Province, China. chenshiyuan2025@163.com
Received: March 26, 2025
Revised: April 28, 2025
Accepted: June 16, 2025
Published online: August 19, 2025
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Core Tip: Individuals with chronic diseases have considerable difficulties that influence their physical and emotional health. They are predominantly known to experience mental health problems more likely than the general population. Anxiety and depression frequently coexist and are typically not distinguished from one another. Hence, the prevalence of anxiety and depression in patients with lower extremity arteriosclerosis obliterans needs to be investigated and the risk factors that contribute to the development of these conditions should be identified.