Elemental status and psychological predisposition of the Russian population to deviant behavior
- Authors: Mulik A.B.1, Nazarov N.O.2, Ulesikova I.V.1, Yusupov V.V.1,3, Sroslova G.A.4, Soloviev A.G.5, Shatyr J.A.4
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Affiliations:
- S.M. Kirov Military Medical Academy
- Clinical Hospital № 5
- Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University
- Volgograd State University
- Northern State Medical University
- Issue: Vol 30, No 6 (2023)
- Pages: 457-467
- Section: ORIGINAL STUDY ARTICLES
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/1728-0869/article/view/233113
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/humeco409629
- ID: 233113
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BACKGROUND: One of the most crucial environmental factors is the geochemical structure and chemical composition of the soils and waters in a given area, as they directly influence the elemental status of the population residing there. However, there is currently a lack of data regarding the associations between the elemental status of Russian residents and the severity of indicators related to deviant behavior.
AIM: To study the potential influence of chemical environmental factors on the development of deviant behavior in men and women residing in the Russian Federation.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study involved 1815 students who were permanent residents of the 14 regions of Russia. The elemental status was determined by concentrations of 25 chemical elements in hair samples. A set of standard indicators of psychological status was employed to assess the risk of developing deviant behavior in the study participants. Associations between hair concentrations of the elements and psychological status were studied by correlation analysis.
RESULTS: Reactive aggressiveness was negatively associated with the concentration of potassium (p=0.016), sodium (p=0.05) and beryllium (p=0.044) in men, while it was positively associated with the concentration of zinc (p=0.005) in women. Depression and the level of suicidal ideation were associated with lithium deficiency (p=0.018 and p=0.022) in men and with selenium deficiency in women (p=0.004 and p=0.001). The risk of alcoholism was inversely associated with the content of zinc (p=0.001), lithium (p=0.026), selenium (p=0.027) and calcium (p=0.049) in men while in women the significant associations were found for boron (p=0.02) and phosphorus (p=0.044). Drug consumption was positively associated with hair concentrations of silicon (p <0.001), nickel (p=0.002), magnesium (p=0.005), lead (p=0.007), selenium (p=0.011) and tin (p=0.012) in men and with aluminum (p=0.005), selenium (p=0.021) and iron (p=0.05) in women.
CONCLUSION: Our study provide the evidence on the associations between chemical elements some prerequisites for the development of deviant behavior in Russia.
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Alexander B. Mulik
S.M. Kirov Military Medical Academy
Author for correspondence.
Email: mulikab@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6472-839X
SPIN-code: 8079-9698
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), professor
Russian Federation, Saint PetersburgNikita O. Nazarov
Clinical Hospital № 5
Email: naznik86@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0668-4664
SPIN-code: 9126-2809
MD, Cand. Sci. (Med.)
Russian Federation, VolgogradIrina V. Ulesikova
S.M. Kirov Military Medical Academy
Email: ulesikovairina@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9284-3280
SPIN-code: 9859-6036
Cand. Sci. (Biol.)
Russian Federation, Saint PetersburgVladislav V. Yusupov
S.M. Kirov Military Medical Academy; Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University
Email: elizavetayusupova@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5236-8419
SPIN-code: 9042-3320
MD, Dr. Sci. (Med.), professor
Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg; Saint PetersburgGalina A. Sroslova
Volgograd State University
Email: sroslova.galina@volsu.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9118-7098
SPIN-code: 3225-5235
Sci. (Biol.), associate professor
Russian Federation, VolgogradAndrej G. Soloviev
Northern State Medical University
Email: ASoloviev1@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0350-1359
SPIN-code: 2952-0619
MD, Dr. Sci. (Med.)
Russian Federation, ArkhangelskJulija A. Shatyr
Volgograd State University
Email: yuliashatyr@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9279-5282
SPIN-code: 2942-6250
к.б.н., доцент
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