Dietary antioxidants and fibre intake and depressive symptoms in Iranian adolescent girls. Issue 17 (1st December 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Khayyatzadeh, Sayyed Saeid; Omranzadeh, Alireza; Miri-Moghaddam, Mohammad Mobin; Arekhi, Soheil; Naseri, Amirhosein; Ziaee, Amirhosein; Khajavi, Leila; Nejati Salehkhani, Fatemeh; Ferns, Gordon A; Ghayour-Mobarhan, Majid
• Is Part Of: Public health nutrition. Volume 24:Issue 17(2021)
• Page Start: 5650
• Page End: 5656
• Publication Date: 2021-12-01
• Subjects: Depressive symptoms -- Dietary antioxidants -- Dietary fibre -- Adolescent girls; Nutrition -- Periodicals; Nutrition policy -- Periodicals; Public health -- Periodicals; 613.2
• DOI: 10.1017/S1368980020004838
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1368-9800

Abstract

Abstract: Objective: To investigate the cross-sectional association between dietary intakes of antioxidants and fibre and depressive symptoms among Iranian adolescent girls. Design: A cross-sectional population-based study. Setting: Primary schools in two different cities located in northeastern Iran (Mashhad and Sabzevar). Participants: A total of 988 adolescent girls aged 12–18 years were included in the study. Results: Subjects with no or minimal depression symptoms had significantly higher dietary intakes of α -carotene ( P = 0·01), β -carotene ( P = 0·006), lutein ( P = 0·03) and vitamin C ( P = 0·04) when compared with subjects with mild-to-severe depression symptoms. Soluble dietary fibre and insoluble dietary fibre intakes were also significantly higher in healthy adolescents compared with those with depression symptoms ( P < 0·001). In multivariate-adjusted model 2, the OR (95 % CI) of depressive symptoms were 0·61 (95 % CI 0·37, 1·01), 0·42 (95 % CI 0·26, 0·69), 0·50 (95 % CI 0·31, 0·79), 0·71 (95 % CI 0·44, 1·15), 0·51 (95 % CI 0·32, 0·82) and 0·42 (95 % CI 0·25, 0·68) for the highest v. lowest quartile of vitamin C, β -carotene, α -carotene, lutein, soluble dietary fibre and insoluble dietary fibre cereal intakes, respectively. Conclusions: Dietary intake of some antioxidants and dietary fibre intake was inversely associated with depression symptoms among Iranian adolescent girls.