Association between nutrient intakes and prevalence of depressive disorder in Korean adults: 2014 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
10.4163/jnh.2018.51.5.414
- Author:
Seon Joo PARK
1
;
Ji Hee CHOI
;
Jae Yeon LEE
;
Changho LEE
;
Hae Jeung LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Food and Nutrition, College of BioNano Technology, Gachon University, Seongnam, Gyeonggi 13120, Korea. skysea@gachon.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
depressive disorder;
riboflavin;
thiamin;
vitamin C;
KNHANES
- MeSH:
Adult*;
Ascorbic Acid;
Depression;
Depressive Disorder*;
Epidemiologic Studies;
Humans;
Korea;
Logistic Models;
Methods;
Nutrition Surveys*;
Prevalence*;
Riboflavin
- From:Journal of Nutrition and Health
2018;51(5):414-422
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: Dietary nutrients may play a significant role in depressive disorders. However, sufficient evidences in epidemiological studies are limited. We investigated the cross-sectional association between dietary nutrients and the prevalence of depressive disorder in Korean adults using representative Korean data. METHODS: Participants were 2,938 adults aged 19 ~ 64 years from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) conducted in 2014. Dietary intakes were assessed using 24-h recall method. Depressive disorder was assessed using Patients Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9, self-depression test) as applied in 2014 KNHANES only. We defined depressive disorder as having a PHQ-9 score of ≥10, which was characterized as moderate depression and more. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to estimate the adjusted odd ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence interval (CIs) of depressive disorder. RESULTS: Among the 2,938 subjects, 170 were identified as having depressive disorder. The multivariate-adjusted regression analysis demonstrated that the risk of depression was significantly associated with riboflavin (OR = 0.44, 95% CI: 0.24-0.85, p for trend = 0.018), thiamin (OR = 0.48, 95% CI: 0.23-0.99, p for trend = 0.045), and vitamin C (OR = 0.57, 95% CI: 0.34-0.95, p for trend = 0.025) in the highest versus lowest tertiles of intake. CONCLUSION: The high consumption of riboflavin, thiamin, and vitamin C was associated with the low prevalence of depressive disorder in Korean adults.
