Association of vitamin D deficiency with anxiety and depressive symptoms among middle school students in Shenzhen
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2023.07.016
- VernacularTitle:深圳市中学生维生素D缺乏与焦虑抑郁症状的关联
- Author:
ZHAO Mengya, XU Shaojun, LI Xiaoheng, XU Huiqiong, CHEN Dingyan, ZHU Yi, TAO Fangbiao
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Author Information
1. Department of Maternal with Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University/Key Laboratory of Population Health across Life Cycle, Ministry of Education, Hefei (230032) , China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Vitamin D deficiency;
Anxiety;
Depression;
Mental health;
Regression analysis;
Students
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2023;44(7):1030-1033
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the association of vitamin D deficiency with anxiety and depressive symptoms as well as their comorbidity, so as to provide references for improving the mental health of children and adolescents.
Methods:From October to December 2021, a total of 1 323 students from four middle schools in Shenzhen were selected by using convenience sampling method for a questionnaire survey and physical examination. Fasting blood samples were collected to detect vitamin D levels. The Chi square test and multiple Logistic regression model were used to analyze the association of vitamin D deficiency with anxiety and depressive symptoms and their comorbidity among middle school students.
Results:The detection rates of anxiety, depressive, and thier comorbidities in middle school students were 33.0%, 21.5% and 16.3%, respectively. After adjusting for confounding factors, vitamin D deficiency was positively associated with the risk of anxiety symptoms ( OR=1.59, 95%CI =1.02-2.46), depressive symptoms ( OR=1.94, 95%CI =1.22-3.09) and anxiety depressive comorbid symptoms ( OR=1.75, 95%CI =1.06-2.90) in secondary school students ( P ＜0.05).
Conclusion:Vitamin D deficiency is associated with an increased risk of anxiety, depressive and their co morbidity symptoms in middle school students, and the directionality of the association should be further studied.
