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ArticleThe Journal of nutrition2020

Serum Vitamin D and Depressive Symptomatology among Boston-Area Puerto Ricans.

Neha Sahasrabudhe, Jong Soo Lee, Tammy M Scott, Laura Punnett, Katherine L Tucker, Natalia Palacios

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Article in The Journal of nutrition, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Neha SahasrabudheDepartment of Public Health, Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, USA.
Jong Soo LeeDepartment of Mathematical Sciences, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, USA.
Tammy M ScottFriedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA.
Laura PunnettDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, USA.
Katherine L TuckerDepartment of Biomedical and Nutritional Sciences, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, USA.
Natalia PalaciosDepartment of Public Health, Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, USA.
University of Massachusetts Lowell · USHarvard University · USTufts University · US

Funding

STATISTICSP50HL105185 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL · PI ORDOVAS, JOSE M. · 2010 to 2015
$10.4M
Center for Research/Nutrition &Health among the ElderlyP01AG023394 · NIA · TUFTS UNIVERSITY BOSTON · PI TUCKER, KATHERINE L · 2003 to 2007
$8.1M
Dietary Quality, Cognitive Decline and Brain Health in Puerto Rican AdultsR01AG055948 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL · PI TUCKER, KATHERINE L · 2017 to 2021
$4.2M
NHLBI NIH HHS P50 HL105185NIA NIH HHS P01 AG023394NIA NIH HHS R01 AG055948
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLow vitamin D status, assessed using serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentration, has been associated with depression, but research among minority populations, such as Puerto Ricans is limited. We examined the association between serum 25(OH)D and self-reported depressive symptomatology across 3 waves of follow-up in a cohort of Puerto Rican adults residing in Massachusetts.

objectivesWe evaluated the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between serum 25(OH)D and self-reported depressive symptoms in the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study (BPRHS) cohort.

methodsParticipants of the BPRHS were evaluated for depressive symptoms using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). Serum 25(OH)D was measured at baseline (n = 1434), year 2 (n = 1218), and year 5 (n = 914). We categorized serum 25(OH)D concentration as sufficient (≥20 ng/mL), insufficient (12 to <20 ng/mL), and deficient (<12 ng/mL). Multivariable linear regression was used for cross-sectional analyses at baseline, and repeated measures mixed effects modeling was used over 3 waves of follow-up for longitudinal analyses. We conducted sensitivity analyses in vitamin D supplement nonusers and participants with complete data on baseline serum 25(OH)D and CES-D at all 3 visits.

resultsSerum 25(OH)D concentration was not associated with CES-D score in cross-sectional analysis [β = -0.85; 95% CI: -2.80, 1.10 for deficient compared with sufficient 25(OH)D; P-trend = 0.59] or in longitudinal analyses over 5 y [β = -0.41; 95% CI: -1.95, 1.13 for deficient compared with sufficient 25(OH)D; P-trend = 0.93]. Results were similar in sensitivity analyses restricted to vitamin D supplement nonusers (n = 1371) and in analyses conducted in participants with complete measures of baseline serum 25(OH)D and CES-D score at all 3 visits (n = 887) [β = -0.12; 95% CI: -1.98, 1.74 for deficient compared with sufficient 25(OH)D; P-trend = 0.93].

conclusionsWe did not observe a significant association between serum 25(OH)D and depressive symptomatology in the BPRHS cohort.

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Hispanic or LatinoBostonCohort StudiesDepressionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedVitamin DVitamin D Deficiency25-hydroxyvitamin DVitamin DCES-Ddepressive symptomatologyminoritynutritionPuerto Rican adultsserum 25(OH)D

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PMID33025014
PMCPMC7726122
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