The relationship between vitamin D status and depression in a tactical athlete population

Autor: Kelly A. Schaad, Asma S. Bukhari, Daniel I. Brooks, Justin D. Kocher, Nicholas D. Barringer
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, Vol 16, Iss 1 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1550-2783
DOI: 10.1186/s12970-019-0308-5
Popis: Background Stressors inherent to the military, such as combat exposure, separation from family, and strenuous training, collectively contribute to compromised psychological resilience and greatly impact military performance. Methods This retrospective review of records was conducted to determine whether vitamin D status was associated with diagnoses of depression and if diagnoses differed by geographic location. Results Depression (defined using diagnostic codes) was more prevalent in individuals who were diagnosed with vitamin D deficiency (20.4%) than in individuals who were not (4.2%). After adjustment, vitamin D deficient diagnoses remained significantly associated with depression diagnoses (OR = 1.22; 95% CI, 1.11–1.33, p
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