ArticleBiological trace element research2014
The severity of depressive symptoms vs. serum Mg and Zn levels in postmenopausal women.
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- Prevalence and associated factors of depression in postmenopausal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- An Advanced Formulation of a Magnesium Dietary Supplement Adapted for a Long-Term Use Supplementation Improves Magnesium Bioavailability: In Vitro and Clinical Comparative Studies.Biological trace element research · 2018Trial
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- The Relationship Between Trace Elements and Depression.Nutrients · 2026Review
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- Zinc deficiency as possible link between immunosenescence and age-related diseases.Immunity & ageing : I & A · 2025Review
- Relationships between trace elements and cognitive and depressive behaviors in sprague dawley and wistar albino rats.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2024Article
- Magnesium depletion score and depression: a positive correlation among US adults.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- The Important Role of Zinc in Neurological Diseases.Biomolecules · 2022Review
- Promising leads and pitfalls: a review of dietary supplements and hormone treatments to prevent postpartum blues and postpartum depression.Archives of women's mental health · 2021Review
- Vitamin D deficiency mediates the relationship between dietary patterns and depression: a case-control study.Annals of general psychiatry · 2020Article
- Micronutrient intake adequacy and depression risk in the SUN cohort study.European journal of nutrition · 2018Article
- Zinc, Magnesium, Selenium and Depression: A Review of the Evidence, Potential Mechanisms and Implications.Nutrients · 2018Review
- A longitudinal analysis of diet quality scores and the risk of incident depression in the SUN Project.BMC medicine · 2015Article
- Biomarkers of Nutrition for Development (BOND)-Zinc Review.The Journal of nutrition · 2015Article
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to assess the severity of depressive symptoms in postmenopausal women, depending on serum Mg and Zn levels. The study involved 171 postmenopausal women from Poland, who were not using menopausal hormone therapy (MHT). The intensity of depressive symptoms was evaluated using a standard research technique, the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). The plasma Mg and Zn concentrations were measured. Depressive symptoms of different severity levels were diagnosed in 36.8 % of the women. The mean serum Mg level was 1.53 ± 0.28 mg/dL, and Zn level was 72 ±14 μg/dL. The women with higher serum Mg and Zn levels had less depressive symptoms, and this observation is a precious information which can be used when planning depressive disorder prevention programmes.
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