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Vitamin D deficiency and depression in adults: systematic review and meta-analysis
The British Journal of Psychiatry · 2013 · Vol. 202(2) · pp. 100–107
Rebecca Anglin✉(St. Joseph Hospital)Zainab Samaan(McMaster University)Stephen D. Walter(McMaster University)Sarah D. McDonald(McMaster University)
Abstract
Our analyses are consistent with the hypothesis that low vitamin D concentration is associated with depression, and highlight the need for randomised controlled trials of vitamin D for the prevention and treatment of depression to determine whether this association is causal.
Vitamin D Research StudiesMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumTryptophan and brain disordersDepression (economics)Meta-analysisMedicineVitamin D and neurologyvitamin D deficiencyOdds ratioInternal medicineCohort studyObservational studyHazard ratio
MeSH terms
AdultData Interpretation, StatisticalDepressive DisorderHumansVitamin D DeficiencyConfidence IntervalsOdds RatioEpidemiologic Studies
Funding
- Hamilton Health Sciences
- Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development
- McMaster University
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Citations
793
FWCI
34.38
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