Nutrient Intake and Depression Symptoms in Spanish Children: The ANIVA Study.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2016 Mar 22; 13(3)IJ

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between nutritional intake and depressive symptoms in Valencian schoolchildren. The ANIVA (Antropometria y Nutricion Infantil de Valencia) study is a descriptive cross-sectional study. During academic year 2013-2014, 710 schoolchildren aged 6-9 years were selected from eleven primary schools in Valencia (Spain). Children's dietary intake was measured on three-day food records, completed by parents/guardians; children completed the 20-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale for Children (CES-DC) Questionnaire to measure depressive symptoms. Weight, height, and body mass index (BMI), and z-scores were evaluated in all subjects. Nutrient adequacy was assessed using Spanish dietary recommended intakes (DRIs); 20.70% of the sample presented depressive symptoms. We identified a positive association between children with depressive symptoms and non-depressive symptoms for thiamin, vitamin K, and bromine (p < 0.05), and a negative association for protein, carbohydrates, pantothenic acid, biotin, vitamin B12 and E, zinc, manganese, cobalt, and aluminum (p < 0.05). Statistically significant differences were found between both groups according to the DRIs for intakes of total energy (p = 0.026), fiber (p < 0.001), vitamin C (p < 0.001), vitamin E (p = 0.004), magnesium (p = 0.018), and iron (p = 0.013). Our results demonstrated that carbohydrates were the most closely associated factor with depressive symptoms, and highlight the potential significant public health implications of inadequate nutritional intake on schoolchildren's mental health.

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Rubio-López N

Unit of Public Health, Hygiene and Environmental Health, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Food Science, Toxicology and Legal Medicine, University of Valencia, Valencia 46100, Spain. nuria.rubio@uv.es. Biomedical Research Center Network on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid 28029, Spain. nuria.rubio@uv.es. Center for Advanced Research in Public Health (CSISP-FISABIO), Valencia 46010, Spain. nuria.rubio@uv.es.

Morales-Suárez-Varela M

Unit of Public Health, Hygiene and Environmental Health, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Food Science, Toxicology and Legal Medicine, University of Valencia, Valencia 46100, Spain. maria.m.morales@uv.es. Biomedical Research Center Network on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid 28029, Spain. maria.m.morales@uv.es. Center for Advanced Research in Public Health (CSISP-FISABIO), Valencia 46010, Spain. maria.m.morales@uv.es.

Pico Y

Biomedical Research Center Network on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid 28029, Spain. yolanda.pico@uv.es. Food and Environmental Safety Research Group, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Valencia, Valencia 46100, Spain. yolanda.pico@uv.es. Research Center on Desertification (CIDE, UV-CSIC-GV), Carretera Moncada-Náquera, Moncada 46113, Spain. yolanda.pico@uv.es.

Livianos-Aldana L

Biomedical Research Center Network on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid 28029, Spain. lorenzo.livianos@uv.es. Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, La Fe University and Polytechnic Hospital, Valencia 46026, Spain. lorenzo.livianos@uv.es. Department of Psychiatry, University of Valencia, Valencia 46100, Spain. lorenzo.livianos@uv.es.

Llopis-González A

Unit of Public Health, Hygiene and Environmental Health, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Food Science, Toxicology and Legal Medicine, University of Valencia, Valencia 46100, Spain. agustin.llopis@uv.es. Biomedical Research Center Network on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid 28029, Spain. agustin.llopis@uv.es. Center for Advanced Research in Public Health (CSISP-FISABIO), Valencia 46010, Spain. agustin.llopis@uv.es.

MeSH

Body Mass IndexBody WeightChildCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionEnergy IntakeFemaleHumansMaleNutritional StatusSpainSurveys and Questionnaires

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Journal Article

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eng

PubMed ID

27011198

Citation

Rubio-López, Nuria, et al. "Nutrient Intake and Depression Symptoms in Spanish Children: the ANIVA Study." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 13, no. 3, 2016.

Rubio-López N, Morales-Suárez-Varela M, Pico Y, et al. Nutrient Intake and Depression Symptoms in Spanish Children: The ANIVA Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2016;13(3).

Rubio-López, N., Morales-Suárez-Varela, M., Pico, Y., Livianos-Aldana, L., & Llopis-González, A. (2016). Nutrient Intake and Depression Symptoms in Spanish Children: The ANIVA Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 13(3). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13030352

Rubio-López N, et al. Nutrient Intake and Depression Symptoms in Spanish Children: the ANIVA Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2016 Mar 22;13(3) PubMed PMID: 27011198.

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TY - JOUR T1 - Nutrient Intake and Depression Symptoms in Spanish Children: The ANIVA Study. AU - Rubio-López,Nuria, AU - Morales-Suárez-Varela,María, AU - Pico,Yolanda, AU - Livianos-Aldana,Lorenzo, AU - Llopis-González,Agustín, Y1 - 2016/03/22/ PY - 2016/01/21/received PY - 2016/03/14/revised PY - 2016/03/17/accepted PY - 2016/3/25/entrez PY - 2016/3/25/pubmed PY - 2016/10/19/medline KW - carbohydrates KW - children KW - depressive symptoms KW - nutrients intake KW - nutrition KW - nutritional intake JF - International journal of environmental research and public health JO - Int J Environ Res Public Health VL - 13 IS - 3 N2 - The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between nutritional intake and depressive symptoms in Valencian schoolchildren. The ANIVA (Antropometria y Nutricion Infantil de Valencia) study is a descriptive cross-sectional study. During academic year 2013-2014, 710 schoolchildren aged 6-9 years were selected from eleven primary schools in Valencia (Spain). Children's dietary intake was measured on three-day food records, completed by parents/guardians; children completed the 20-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale for Children (CES-DC) Questionnaire to measure depressive symptoms. Weight, height, and body mass index (BMI), and z-scores were evaluated in all subjects. Nutrient adequacy was assessed using Spanish dietary recommended intakes (DRIs); 20.70% of the sample presented depressive symptoms. We identified a positive association between children with depressive symptoms and non-depressive symptoms for thiamin, vitamin K, and bromine (p < 0.05), and a negative association for protein, carbohydrates, pantothenic acid, biotin, vitamin B12 and E, zinc, manganese, cobalt, and aluminum (p < 0.05). Statistically significant differences were found between both groups according to the DRIs for intakes of total energy (p = 0.026), fiber (p < 0.001), vitamin C (p < 0.001), vitamin E (p = 0.004), magnesium (p = 0.018), and iron (p = 0.013). Our results demonstrated that carbohydrates were the most closely associated factor with depressive symptoms, and highlight the potential significant public health implications of inadequate nutritional intake on schoolchildren's mental health. SN - 1660-4601 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/27011198/full_citation DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -

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