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Published in: European Journal of Nutrition 1/2021

01-02-2021 | Mood Disorders | Original Contribution

Nutrient patterns and depressive symptoms among Australian adults

Authors: Prem R. Shakya, Yohannes A. Melaku, Amanda J. Page, Tiffany K. Gill

Published in: European Journal of Nutrition | Issue 1/2021

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Abstract

Purpose

Much of the current literature on the associations between diet and depression focus on single nutrients rather than nutrient patterns (NPs). We investigated the association between NPs and depressive symptoms (DepS) in an Australian adult population.

Methods

DepS were examined at two different time points, in 2010 (Stage 3, n = 1743, 49.0% males) and 2015 [North West 2015 (NW15), n = 1,024, 46.6% males] of the North West Adelaide Health Study (NWAHS). Dietary habits were evaluated using a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) at Stage 3. DepS were assessed using the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D) scale at Stage 3 and NW15. Principal component analysis was used to identify NPs as well as the factor structure of the CES-D. Log- and negative binomial regression analyses were used to assess the association between NPs and DepS scores. Ordinal logistic regression analysis was undertaken between the NPs and identified factors of the CES-D score.

Results

Three NPs (from the FFQ) and two-factors (from the CES-D score) were obtained. After adjusting for known confounding variables, a ‘plant-sourced’ NP (β-carotene, fibre, vitamin C, potassium and α-carotene) was inversely associated with DepS at Stage 3 [prevalence ratio (PR)Q4VsQ1, 0.78; 95% CI 0.66–0.92; p = 0.003], whereas an ‘animal-sourced’ (ω-3 fatty acid, monounsaturated fat, vitamin E and cholesterol) or ‘mixed-source’ (phosphorous, protein, vitamin B2, iodine and zinc) NP was not associated with DepS. There was an inverse relationship between the ‘plant-sourced’ NP and the ‘(absence of) positive-affect’ factor from the CES-D in both stages.

Conclusion

The ‘plant-sourced’ NP is consistently and inversely associated with DepS; however, longitudinal studies are recommended to confirm these results.
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Metadata
Title
Nutrient patterns and depressive symptoms among Australian adults
Authors
Prem R. Shakya
Yohannes A. Melaku
Amanda J. Page
Tiffany K. Gill
Publication date
01-02-2021
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
European Journal of Nutrition / Issue 1/2021
Print ISSN: 1436-6207
Electronic ISSN: 1436-6215
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-020-02243-y

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