Comparison of Health Status and Nutrient Intake between Depressed Women and Non-depressed Women: Based on the 2013 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Abstract

This study aimed to provide supporting data for the management of dietary habits in depression by comparing health and nutrition in adult Korean women according to depression status. A total of 2,236 women aged between 19 and 64 years who participated in the 2013 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were divided into a depression group (n = 315) and a non-depression group (n = 1,921). Among 19–29-year-old women, the depression group showed higher proportions of individuals with impairment of everyday activities, menopause, and suicidal thoughts than the non-depression group. The depression group showed lower intake of cereal, chocolate, meat, and carbonated drinks, as well as a lower index of nutritional quality (INQ) for protein, iron, and niacin. Among 30–49-year-old women, the depression group showed higher proportions of individuals with impairment of everyday activities, chronic disease, stress, and suicidal thoughts. The depression group showed lower intake of rice with mixed grains and higher intake of instant and cup noodles than the non-depression group. Among 50–64-year-old women, the depression group showed higher proportions of individuals with impairment of everyday activities, menopause, stress, and suicidal thoughts. The depression group showed lower intake of vegetables, mushrooms, and seaweed, lower nutritional intake of fat, saturated fat, and n-3 fatty acids, as well as a lower INQ for niacin and a lower Recommended Food Score. For all age groups, individuals with depression showed poorer health and nutritional intake than healthy individuals, demonstrating a correlation of depression with health and nutritional intake.

Habitual diet and diet quality in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A case‐control study

“…Between the highest and lowest tertiles of diet quality scores, no differences were found for anxiety and depressive symptoms or for quality of life in IBS patients. In the general population associations between depression and lower diet quality were reported previously . However, our findings are in line with those in a Swedish cohort of IBS patients, where psychological symptoms were not associated to nutrient intake .…”

A comparative study of dietary habits and nutritional intakes among Korean adults according to current depression status

“…A previous Korean study reported a significantly lower intake of fat among women in the depression group ( P = 0.045) than in the non‐depression group. Those data, however, were collected during a single 24‐hour recall period, and the reported findings were obtained from the model that had been adjusted for age only (Won et al, ). B vitamins such as folate, vitamin B 6 , and vitamin B 12 have been associated with depression in epidemiological studies.…”

“…The participants were asked to choose from 10 categories of food consumption frequency during the previous year; the categories ranged from “almost never” to “3 times per day.” Food consumption (servings per day) was calculated using the average intake frequency and average intake per serving data from the FFQs. The 112 food items were reclassified into 29 categories (white rice, multi‐grain rice, other rice, noodles, instant noodles/cup noodles, rice cakes, bread, pizza/hamburger/sandwich, cereal, snacks, chocolate, starchy root vegetables, sugars, beans, nuts, vegetables/mushrooms/seaweed, kimchi, fruit, meat, processed meat, eggs, fish and shellfish, processed fish and shellfish, milk and dairy, oils, coffee, carbonated drinks, tea, and ethanol) based on a previous study (Won, Kim, & Yang, ). The intake data for 17 nutrients (energy, protein, fat, carbohydrate, fiber, calcium, phosphorus, iron, sodium, potassium, vitamin A, carotene, retinol, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, and vitamin C) available in 2012 to 2014 were also investigated using the FFQ of KNAHNES.…”

The intervention effects of the Clean Diet program on the health promotion attitudes and the physiological indices of an elderly

“…그리고 우울증 환자에 게 자연식 형태의 채식을 충분히 공급해 주었을 때 해소 될 수 있었으며 [10], 우울증에 대한 식생활 관리를 위해 건강상태와 식생활 개선이 필요하고, 만약 영양불량은 정신건강을 더욱 악화시키고 다른 질환유발의 중요한 요 인이 될 수 있다 [11]. 또한 맞춤식 건강증진 프로그램은 고지혈증 근로자의 자기효능감과 건강한 생활양식을 증 진시키고, 혈중 총콜레스테롤 및 중성지방 수치 개선에 효과가가 있다 [12].…”