Associations between vitamin D levels and depressive symptoms in healthy young adult women

Associations between vitamin D levels and depressive symptoms in healthy young adult women

Abstract There have been few studies of whether vitamin D insufficiency is linked with depression in healthy young women despite women׳s high rates of both problems. Female undergraduates ( n =185) living in the Pacific Northwest during fall, winter, and spring academic terms completed the Center fo...

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Veröffentlicht in:Psychiatry research 2015-05, Vol.227 (1), p.46-51
Hauptverfasser: Kerr, David C.R, Zava, David T, Piper, Walter T, Saturn, Sarina R, Frei, Balz, Gombart, Adrian F
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Ascorbic Acid - blood
Cholecalciferol - blood
Depression - blood
Depression - complications
Depression - diagnosis
Depressive symptoms
Diet
Female
Humans
Psychiatry
Seasonal affective disorder
Seasons
Vitamin D
Vitamin D Deficiency - complications
Vitamin D Deficiency - diagnosis
Vitamin D Deficiency - psychology
Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract There have been few studies of whether vitamin D insufficiency is linked with depression in healthy young women despite women׳s high rates of both problems. Female undergraduates ( n =185) living in the Pacific Northwest during fall, winter, and spring academic terms completed the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D) scale weekly for 4 weeks (W1–W5). We measured serum levels of vitamin D3 and C (ascorbate; as a control variable) in blood samples collected at W1 and W5. Vitamin D insufficiency (
ISSN:0165-1781
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DOI:10.1016/j.psychres.2015.02.016