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ToolsTolppanen, A.-M., Lawlor, D.A., Sayers, A., Lewis, Glyn, Zammit, S. and Fraser, William (2012) The association of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and D with depressive symptoms in childhood - A prospective cohort study. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 53 (7). pp. 757-766. ISSN 0021-9630
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Background: Depression in adolescence is common and early onset predicts worse outcome in adulthood. Studies in adults have suggested a link between higher total 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentrations and lower risk of depression. Objectives: To investigate (a) the association between serum 25(OH)D and 25(OH)D concentrations and depressive symptoms in children, and (b) whether the associations of 25(OH)D and 25(OH)D are different from, and independent of, each other. Methods: Prospective cohort study with serum 25(OH)D and 25(OH)D concentrations measured at mean age of 9.8 years and depressive symptoms assessed with the Mood and Feelings Questionnaire by a trained interviewer at the mean ages of 10.6 years (n = 2,759) and 13.8 years (n = 2,752). Results: Higher concentrations of 25(OH)D assessed at mean age 9.8 years were associated with lower levels of depressive symptoms at age 13.8 years [adjusted risk ratio (RR; 95% confidence interval (CI)): 0.90 (0.86-0.95)], but not at age 10.6 years [adjusted RR (95% CI): 0.98 (0.93-1.03)] and with increased odds of decreasing symptoms between age 10.6 and 13.8 years [adjusted RR (95% CI): 1.08 (1.01-1.16)]. Serum 25(OH)D concentrations were not associated with depressive symptoms. Conclusions: This is the first study in children to suggest that the association between 25(OH)D concentrations and depression emerges in childhood. The association is independent of a wide range of potential confounding factors, and appears to be stronger with greater time separation between assessment of 25(OH)D and assessment of depressive symptoms. Confirmation of our findings in large prospective studies and trials would be valuable. © 2011 The Authors. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 25-hydroxyvitamin d,calcium,parathyroid hormone,child,depression,alspac |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Musculoskeletal Medicine Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Metabolic Health |
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| Date Deposited: | 05 Nov 2012 12:44 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Oct 2023 00:32 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/40053 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2011.02518.x |
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