Dietary patterns and depressive symptoms among Iranian women

Autor: Reza Rostami, Bahram Rashidkhani, Roza Zavoshy, Maryam Gholamalizadeh, Maryam Lahouti, Saeid Doaei, Mostafa Noroozi
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of Health Psychology. 26:2278-2289
ISSN: 1461-7277
1359-1053
Popis: We aimed to investigate the association between dietary patterns and depressive symptoms among 217 Iranian women aged 20–45 years. In this study, dietary intake was assessed using a valid and reliable semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire. A principal component analysis was applied to detect the major dietary patterns. The Beck Depression Inventory was used to assess the depressive symptoms. Two major dietary patterns were identified: the “semi-Mediterranean” dietary pattern and the “western” dietary pattern. Participants with the “western” dietary pattern had a higher rate of depressive symptoms ( p
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