Serum Vitamin D and Depressive Symptomatology among Boston-Area Puerto Ricans.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Low vitamin D status, assessed using serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentration, has been associated with depression, but research among minority populations, such as Puerto Ricans is limited. We examined the association between serum 25(OH)D and self-reported depressive symptomatology across 3 waves of follow-up in a cohort of Puerto Rican adults residing in Massachusetts.

Objectives

We evaluated the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between serum 25(OH)D and self-reported depressive symptoms in the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study (BPRHS) cohort.

Methods

Participants of the BPRHS were evaluated for depressive symptoms using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). Serum 25(OH)D was measured at baseline (n = 1434),

SUBMITTER: Sahasrabudhe N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7726122 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature