Associations of Dietary Vitamin C and E Intake With Depression. A Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The associations of dietary vitamin C and E intake with depression remains conflicting. This meta-analysis of observational study was therefore employed to clarify the issue further.

Methods

An extensive literature review (PubMed, Web of Science and Embase) was performed in January 2022 to identify the observational studies on the associations of dietary vitamin C and E intake with depression. The pooled relative risk (RR) of depression for the highest versus lowest dietary vitamin C and E intake category, and the weighted mean difference (WMD) of dietary vitamin C and E intake for depression versus control subjects, were calculated.

Results

A total of 25 observational studies (91966 participants) were included in this meta-analysis. The overall multi-variab

SUBMITTER: Ding J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9021894 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature