Joint association of dietary live microbe intake and depression with cancer survivor in US adults: evidence from NHANES.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The mortality of cancer survivors is influenced by various factors. This study aims to investigate the relationship between dietary live microbe intake and depression with the mortality of cancer survivors among U.S. adults.

Methods

This cross-sectional study utilized data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) spanning from 2001 to 2018. Based on the classification by Sanders et al., foods were categorized by their levels of live microbes as follows: low (< 10^4 CFU/g), medium (10^4-10^7 CFU/g), and high (> 10^7 CFU/g). Using this classification and dietary questionnaire data, participants were divided into three groups: (1) low dietary live microbe intake (only low-level foods), (2) medium dietary live microbe intake (medium but not h

SUBMITTER: Dekui J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11912725 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature