Background: With the endocrine changes in menopausal transition period, associations between dietary ascorbic acid intake and depressive symptoms may be different. This investigation examined cross-sectional relations between dietary ascorbic acid intake of women and prevalence of depressive symptoms.
Methods: This is a secondary analysis performed on a subsample of the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN). Women enrolled had measures of CES-D depression scores and ascorbic acid intake. Regression models were used to study cross-sectional associations between ascorbic acid intake and depressive symptoms.
Results: A total of 3088 women aged 42-52 years at baseline were included in the present study. Dietary ascorbic acid intake was inversely associated with depressive symptoms. The adjusted OR and 95% CI of depressive symptoms was 0.699 (0.524 - 0.934) in quartile 4 (the highest) versus quartile 1 (the lowest) of the ascorbic acid intake. Restricted cubic spline analyze showed a suggestion of L-shaped associations between ascorbic acid intake and depressive symptoms.
Conclusions: Ascorbic acid intake is inversely associated with prevalence of depressive symptoms in midlife women. Future prospective cohort studies are needed to confirm these findings.
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