Consumption of dairy products and prevalence of depression and anxiety among adults
Abstract Background No earlier study has examined the association between dairy intake and prevalence of depression and anxiety in Middle Eastern population. Objective This cross-sectional study was done to investigate the association between consumption of total dairy intake and prevalence of depre...
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| description | Abstract Background No earlier study has examined the association between dairy intake and prevalence of depression and anxiety in Middle Eastern population. Objective This cross-sectional study was done to investigate the association between consumption of total dairy intake and prevalence of depression and anxiety in a large group of adult population in Isfahan, Iran. Methods Dairy intake was assessed for 3362 participants using a validated 106-item Willet-format dish-based semi-quantitative FFQ. A validated questionnaire of Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale was used to examine depression and anxiety. We defined scores of > 8 as depressed and anxious people in this analysis. Information about covariates were collected using pre-tested questionnaires. Results Mean age of study population was 36.2, 58.3% of them were females. Participants in the highest quintile of dairy intake had a 40% lower chance for depression compared to those in the lowest quintile (OR = 0.60; 95%CI 0.47–0.76, Ptrend = 0.001) in crude model. This association remained significant after controlling for several confounders (0.57; 95%CI 0.40–0.80 Ptrend = 0.02). Although we observed a significant association between dairy intake and anxiety in crude model (OR: 0.63; 95%CI 0.46–0.87, Ptrend = 0.02), the association was not significant when we took into account potential confounders (0.63; 95%CI 0.39–1.00). Conclusion We found an inverse association between consumption of dairy products and depression but the results for anxiety were not significant. Further studies, in particular of prospective nature, are recommended to confirm our findings. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-806bc7799fbb4186ac16fb256fca71502025-08-20T03:45:57ZengBMCJournal of Health, Population and Nutrition2072-13152025-07-014411810.1186/s41043-025-00974-4Consumption of dairy products and prevalence of depression and anxiety among adultsMaryam Mofidi-Nejad0Alireza Milajerdi1Ammar Hassanzadeh Keshteli2Hamid Afshar3Peyman Adibi4Alireza Khadem5Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical SciencesResearch Center for Biochemistry and Nutrition in Metabolic Diseases, Kashan University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Medicine, Niversity of AlbertaPsychosomatic Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical SciencesIsfahan Gastroenterology and Hepatology Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical SciencesAbstract Background No earlier study has examined the association between dairy intake and prevalence of depression and anxiety in Middle Eastern population. Objective This cross-sectional study was done to investigate the association between consumption of total dairy intake and prevalence of depression and anxiety in a large group of adult population in Isfahan, Iran. Methods Dairy intake was assessed for 3362 participants using a validated 106-item Willet-format dish-based semi-quantitative FFQ. A validated questionnaire of Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale was used to examine depression and anxiety. We defined scores of > 8 as depressed and anxious people in this analysis. Information about covariates were collected using pre-tested questionnaires. Results Mean age of study population was 36.2, 58.3% of them were females. Participants in the highest quintile of dairy intake had a 40% lower chance for depression compared to those in the lowest quintile (OR = 0.60; 95%CI 0.47–0.76, Ptrend = 0.001) in crude model. This association remained significant after controlling for several confounders (0.57; 95%CI 0.40–0.80 Ptrend = 0.02). Although we observed a significant association between dairy intake and anxiety in crude model (OR: 0.63; 95%CI 0.46–0.87, Ptrend = 0.02), the association was not significant when we took into account potential confounders (0.63; 95%CI 0.39–1.00). Conclusion We found an inverse association between consumption of dairy products and depression but the results for anxiety were not significant. Further studies, in particular of prospective nature, are recommended to confirm our findings.https://doi.org/10.1186/s41043-025-00974-4DietDairyDepressionAnxietyPsychological heathCross-sectional |
| spellingShingle | Maryam Mofidi-Nejad Alireza Milajerdi Ammar Hassanzadeh Keshteli Hamid Afshar Peyman Adibi Alireza Khadem Consumption of dairy products and prevalence of depression and anxiety among adults Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition Diet Dairy Depression Anxiety Psychological heath Cross-sectional |
| title | Consumption of dairy products and prevalence of depression and anxiety among adults |
| title_full | Consumption of dairy products and prevalence of depression and anxiety among adults |
| title_fullStr | Consumption of dairy products and prevalence of depression and anxiety among adults |
| title_full_unstemmed | Consumption of dairy products and prevalence of depression and anxiety among adults |
| title_short | Consumption of dairy products and prevalence of depression and anxiety among adults |
| title_sort | consumption of dairy products and prevalence of depression and anxiety among adults |
| topic | Diet Dairy Depression Anxiety Psychological heath Cross-sectional |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s41043-025-00974-4 |
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