ArticlePublic health nutrition2017
Vitamin D deficiency and depression among women from an urban community in a tropical country.
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- Vitamin D and depression in adults: A systematic review.Biomolecules & biomedicine · 2025Pooled it
- Vitamin D insufficiency is high in Malaysia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies on vitamin D status in Malaysia.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Pooled it
- Bibliometric Analysis of Research on Vitamin D Deficiency and Its Association with Mental Health Outcomes Among Females.Nutrients · 2026Review
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- An Update on Vitamin D Deficiency Status in Malaysia.Nutrients · 2022Review
- Nutritional therapy can reduce the burden of depression management in low income countries: A review.IBRO neuroscience reports · 2021Review
- Gene expression profiling in peripheral blood lymphocytes for major depression: preliminary cues from Chinese discordant sib-pair study.Translational psychiatry · 2021Article
- Vitamin D and Depression in Women: A Mini-review.Current neuropharmacology · 2020Review
- Factors Associated with Bone Health in Malaysian Middle-Aged and Elderly Women Assessed via Quantitative Ultrasound.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
- Vitamin D research and public health nutrition: a current perspective.Public health nutrition · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine the association of vitamin D status with depression and health-related quality of life among women.
designThis was a cross-sectional study conducted among women in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Sociodemographic characteristics, physical activity status, perceived depression and health-related quality of life were assessed via a self-administered questionnaire. Fasting blood samples were taken for the analysis of 25-hydroxyvitamin D, parathyroid hormone, fasting blood glucose and full lipid profile. Complex samples multiple logistic regression analysis was performed.
settingPublic secondary schools in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. SUBJECTS: Seven hundred and seventy female teachers were included.
resultsThe mean age of participants was 41·15 (95 % CI 40·51, 41·78) years and the majority were ethnic Malays. Over 70 % of them had vitamin D deficiency (<20 ng/ml or <50 nmol/l) and two-thirds were at risk for depression. In the multivariate analysis, ethnic Malays (adjusted OR (aOR)=14·72; 95 % CI 2·12, 102·21) and Indians (aOR=14·02; 95 % CI 2·27, 86·59), those at risk for depression (aOR=1·88, 95 % CI 1·27, 2·79) and those with higher parathyroid hormone level (aOR=1·13; 95 % CI 1·01, 1·26) were associated with vitamin D deficiency, while vitamin D deficiency was negatively associated with mental health-related quality of life (Mental Component Summary) scores (aOR=0·98; 95 % CI 0·97, 0·99).
conclusionsVitamin D deficiency is significantly associated with depression and mental health-related quality of life among women in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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