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- Title
Relationship between Dietary Inflammatory Index and Postpartum Depression in Exclusively Breastfeeding Women.
- Authors
Zou, Hanshuang; Sun, Minghui; Liu, Yan; Xi, Yue; Xiang, Caihong; Yong, Cuiting; Liang, Jiajing; Huo, Jiaqi; Lin, Qian; Deng, Jing
- Abstract
(1) Background: Research has shown that chronic inflammation can increase the risk of depression. The dietary inflammatory index (DII) is a novel measure of dietary inflammation, which has been used to investigate the relationship between diet and mental disorders in adults. However, little research has been conducted to establish an association between dietary inflammation (as measured by DII) and postpartum depression (PPD) in exclusively breastfeeding women. (2) Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 293 women who were exclusively breastfeeding for 6 months or less were enrolled. The DII scores were evaluated using semi-quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaires (FFQ), and the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS) was used to measure depression levels of breastfeeding mothers during the six months following delivery. The participants were classified by tertiles, and the possibility of DII being associated with PPD was assessed by binary regression analysis. (3) Results: The average DII score was 2.32 ± 1.08, which ranged from −1.66 to 4.19. The rate of depression was 60.1%. Adjusted for potential risk factors such as age, educational level, occupational level, number of babies, number of caregivers, social support level, and sleep quality, the results showed that the lowest DII score was associated with a lower risk of PPD than the highest score (OR tertile Q1 vs. 3 = 0.47, 95% CI: 0.24, 0.93, p = 0.030). (4) Conclusions: In exclusive breastfeeding women, the inflammatory potential of dietary intake seems to be related to depression. Interventions to improve diet quality might consider including a dietary component that aims to lower chronic systemic inflammation to prevent PPD. However, the relationship between DII and PPD among Chinese women remains to be demonstrated in a larger population.
- Subjects
POSTPARTUM depression; MOTHERS; SOCIAL support; CONFIDENCE intervals; INFLAMMATION; CROSS-sectional method; AGE distribution; DIET; REGRESSION analysis; RISK assessment; OCCUPATIONS; BREASTFEEDING; QUESTIONNAIRES; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; EDINBURGH Postnatal Depression Scale; EDUCATIONAL attainment; DISEASE complications
- Publication
Nutrients, 2022, Vol 14, Issue 23, p5006
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu14235006