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Restricted cubic spline (RCS) curves and two-segment Cox regression was applied to characterize non-linear associations and identify inflection points. Subgroup and sensitivity analyses were conducted to assess robustness.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      During a mean follow-up of 13.1 \u00b1 2.8 years, 2,059 incident depression events occurred. In the fully adjusted model, each one-standard deviation (SD) increment in ln-CALLY was associated with a 7% lower risk of depression (HR = 0.93, 95% CI: 0.88\u20130.97,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.002). The highest quartile exhibited an 18% risk reduction vs. the lowest (HR = 0.82, 95% CI: 0.72\u20130.95,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.007). RCS analysis revealed a significant L-shaped relationship (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      for non-linearity = 0.022). Threshold effect analysis identified an inflection point at CALLY = 17.75; below this threshold, each one-unit increase was associated with a 5% risk reduction (HR = 0.95, 95% CI: 0.90\u20130.99,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.037), whereas above the threshold the association was non-significant. A nominally significant age interaction was observed (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.017), though this did not survive Bonferroni correction for multiple testing (adjusted threshold\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.007). Sensitivity analyses including Fine-Gray competing risk models yielded consistent results.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In COPD patients, the CALLY index exhibits a significant L-shaped association with incident depression risk, characterized by a pronounced protective effect below the identified threshold and a risk plateau above it. 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