Associations between vitamin intake and depression severity: A cross-sectional analysis of NHANES 2005-2014 - PubMed
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- Study analyzed NHANES 2005-2014 data to evaluate associations between individual vitamin intake and depression, using PHQ-9 for depression assessment.
- Most vitamins showed no significant association with depression presence or severity after adjusting for demographic, socioeconomic, and health-related confounders, except for a weak link with Vitamin B6.
- Findings suggest that broader dietary patterns, demographic characteristics, and health behaviors may explain observed associations more than specific vitamin intake alone.
- Limitations include differences in data-collection timing for vitamins and lack of prospective data to assess causality.