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- Title
Is serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D associated with depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation in Korean adults?
- Authors
Park, Jong-Il; Yang, Jong-Chul; Won Park, Tae; Chung, Sang-Keun
- Abstract
Objective Mixed results exist regarding the role of vitamin D deficiency in depression and suicidal ideation. The present study investigated the relationships among vitamin D, depressive symptoms, and suicidal ideation in a large representative of the general population of Korea. Method The data from the fifth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys conducted by the Division of Chronic Disease Surveillance, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, from 2010 to 2012 were investigated. A total of 15,695 subjects aged 20 and older were included in analysis. Depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation were evaluated based on self-report information. The serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations were measured by radioimmunoassay. The associations among vitamin D, depressive symptoms, and suicidal ideation were explored using multivariate logistic regression analysis adjusting for various confounding variables including sociodemographic and health-related variables. Results Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations were not significantly different depending on the depressive symptoms (participant with depressive symptom, n = 2085, 17.10 ng/ml; without depressive symptom, n = 13,610, 17.36 ng/ml; p = 0.142) and suicidal ideation (participant with suicidal ideation, n = 2319, 17.31 ng/ml; without suicidal ideation, n = 13,374, 17.33 ng/ml; p = 0.926). After adjustment for sociodemographic and health-related factors, this lack of relationship was held consistent in the multivariate logistic regression. Conclusions Significant associations were not observed among vitamin D, depressive symptoms, and suicidal ideation in Korean adults. Further studies are warranted to gain a better understanding of the association among vitamin D, depressive symptoms, and suicidal ideation.
- Subjects
SOUTH Korea; MENTAL depression risk factors; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SELF-evaluation; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D deficiency; MULTIPLE regression analysis; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; SUICIDAL ideation; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; DISEASE complications; ADULTS
- Publication
International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, 2016, Vol 51, Issue 1, p31
- ISSN
0091-2174
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0091217415621042