The relationship between inflammatory dietary pattern in childhood and depression in early adulthood.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Inflammation may be a hidden process in the relationship between dietary intake and depression, but no study has evaluated the role of diet and inflammation jointly in explaining depression risk in early life. The current study aims to investigate the relationship between inflammatory dietary pattern (IDP) in childhood and depression in early adulthood.

Methods

This study used data prospectively collected over 10 years from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) cohort (n ​= ​6939) free from depression at baseline (age 8.5 years). An IDP score was empirically derived via reduced rank regression and stepwise linear regression based on dietary intake data from the food frequency questionnaire at 8.5 years and levels of inflammatory biomarkers,

SUBMITTER: Cong X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7043331 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature