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SUBMITTER: Csajbok Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9042812 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Csajbók Zsófia Z Kagstrom Anna A Cermakova Pavla P
Scientific reports 20220426 1
There remains a lack of conclusive evidence as to the merit of season of birth as a predictor of mental illness across contexts. We studied 72,370 individuals (55% women; mean age 66) from the Survey on Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe. Depressive symptoms were assessed with EURO-D scale and symptoms of anxiety with modified Beck Anxiety Inventory. Multilevel modeling was used to assess the association of season of birth as well as month of birth with symptoms of depression and anxiety, b ...[more]