Diet Quality Inversely Associated With Depression: NHanes 2011-2014
Document Type
Poster
Campus where you would like to present
Ellensburg
Event Website
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source
Start Date
15-5-2019
End Date
15-5-2019
Abstract
Depression, also called major depressive disorder (MDD), major depression, or clinical depression, is a mood disorder known to cause decreased role functioning and quality of life. In a given year, an estimated 16 million U.S. adults experience a depressive episode. Less is known about the effect of diet quality and depressive symptoms. The purpose of the present study was to assess the relationship between diet quality and self-reported depressive symptoms in a nationally representative sample of the U.S. population. Data for diet quality was based from self-reported 24-hour diet recalls obtained from trained interviewers using the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Automated Multiple Pass Method (AMPM). Diet quality was measured using the USDA’s Healthy Eating Index (HEI)-2015. Symptoms of depression were assessed by trained interviewers using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). Survey logistic regression models determined whether HEI-2015 scores differed between depressed and non-depressed adults after controlling for age, gender, poverty income ratio (PIR), and body mass index (BMI). Additional models examined the role of diet components. A total of 8,448 adults over the age of 20 were included in this study. The overall prevalence of depression in this sample was 9.27%. Compared to non-depressed adults (n=7,665), depressed adults (n=783) had a lower total HEI-2015 score, and a significant relationship was found between HEI-2015 and PHQ-9 scores. These results were significant even after adjusting for age, gender, BMI, and socioeconomic status.
Winner, Outstanding Poster Presentation, School of Graduate Studies and Research.
Recommended Citation
St. John, Katherine, "Diet Quality Inversely Associated With Depression: NHanes 2011-2014" (2019). Symposium Of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 147.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2019/Posters/147
Department/Program
Food Science and Nutrition
Diet Quality Inversely Associated With Depression: NHanes 2011-2014
Ellensburg
Depression, also called major depressive disorder (MDD), major depression, or clinical depression, is a mood disorder known to cause decreased role functioning and quality of life. In a given year, an estimated 16 million U.S. adults experience a depressive episode. Less is known about the effect of diet quality and depressive symptoms. The purpose of the present study was to assess the relationship between diet quality and self-reported depressive symptoms in a nationally representative sample of the U.S. population. Data for diet quality was based from self-reported 24-hour diet recalls obtained from trained interviewers using the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Automated Multiple Pass Method (AMPM). Diet quality was measured using the USDA’s Healthy Eating Index (HEI)-2015. Symptoms of depression were assessed by trained interviewers using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). Survey logistic regression models determined whether HEI-2015 scores differed between depressed and non-depressed adults after controlling for age, gender, poverty income ratio (PIR), and body mass index (BMI). Additional models examined the role of diet components. A total of 8,448 adults over the age of 20 were included in this study. The overall prevalence of depression in this sample was 9.27%. Compared to non-depressed adults (n=7,665), depressed adults (n=783) had a lower total HEI-2015 score, and a significant relationship was found between HEI-2015 and PHQ-9 scores. These results were significant even after adjusting for age, gender, BMI, and socioeconomic status.
Winner, Outstanding Poster Presentation, School of Graduate Studies and Research.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2019/Posters/147
Faculty Mentor(s)
David Gee