Association between eating balanced meals and depressive symptoms in Japanese hospital workers during the COVID‐19 pandemic
Abstract Aim While accumulating evidence suggests a protective role of healthy diet against depression, evidence on this issue is limited among healthcare workers combating COVID‐19 pandemic. The aim of this study was to determine the cross‐sectional association between frequency of balanced meal co...
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| author | Takako Miki Shohei Yamamoto Ami Fukunaga Yosuke Inoue Hironori Ishiwari Masamichi Ishii Kengo Miyo Maki Konishi Norio Ohmagari Tetsuya Mizoue |
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| description | Abstract Aim While accumulating evidence suggests a protective role of healthy diet against depression, evidence on this issue is limited among healthcare workers combating COVID‐19 pandemic. The aim of this study was to determine the cross‐sectional association between frequency of balanced meal consumption and depressive symptoms among Japanese hospital workers during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Methods Participants were 2,457 workers of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine who responded to a questionnaire survey in October or December 2020. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the patient health questionnaire‐9 (PHQ‐9). The number of days per week of eating two or more balanced meals was categorized into four from ≤1 day/week to daily. The association between frequency of balanced meal consumption and depressive symptoms was assessed using logistic regression analysis, with adjustment for lifestyle and COVID‐19‐related factors. Results The prevalence of depressive symptoms was 14.8%. The odds of depressive symptoms increased with decreasing frequency of balanced meal consumption. The multivariable‐adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) of depressive symptoms were 1.00 (reference), 1.09 (0.75‐1.58), 1.62 (1.17‐2.24), and 2.21 (1.54‐3.17) for balanced meal consumption categories of daily, 4‐5 days/week, 2‐3 days/week, and ≤1 day/week, respectively (P for trend<0.001). Conclusions Our results suggest that infrequent consumption of well‐balanced meal is associated with increased depressive symptoms among hospital workers during the COVID‐19 pandemic. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-680aaf2fc4de4d908bfdd4d27a424fa42022-12-22T02:57:49ZengWileyNeuropsychopharmacology Reports2574-173X2022-03-0142110911310.1002/npr2.12230Association between eating balanced meals and depressive symptoms in Japanese hospital workers during the COVID‐19 pandemicTakako Miki0Shohei Yamamoto1Ami Fukunaga2Yosuke Inoue3Hironori Ishiwari4Masamichi Ishii5Kengo Miyo6Maki Konishi7Norio Ohmagari8Tetsuya Mizoue9Department of Epidemiology and Prevention Center for Clinical Sciences National Center for Global Health and Medicine Tokyo JapanDepartment of Epidemiology and Prevention Center for Clinical Sciences National Center for Global Health and Medicine Tokyo JapanDepartment of Epidemiology and Prevention Center for Clinical Sciences National Center for Global Health and Medicine Tokyo JapanDepartment of Epidemiology and Prevention Center for Clinical Sciences National Center for Global Health and Medicine Tokyo JapanCenter for Medical Informatics Intelligence National Center for Global Health and Medicine Tokyo JapanCenter for Medical Informatics Intelligence National Center for Global Health and Medicine Tokyo JapanCenter for Medical Informatics Intelligence National Center for Global Health and Medicine Tokyo JapanDepartment of Epidemiology and Prevention Center for Clinical Sciences National Center for Global Health and Medicine Tokyo JapanDisease Control and Prevention Center National Center for Global Health and Medicine Tokyo JapanDepartment of Epidemiology and Prevention Center for Clinical Sciences National Center for Global Health and Medicine Tokyo JapanAbstract Aim While accumulating evidence suggests a protective role of healthy diet against depression, evidence on this issue is limited among healthcare workers combating COVID‐19 pandemic. The aim of this study was to determine the cross‐sectional association between frequency of balanced meal consumption and depressive symptoms among Japanese hospital workers during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Methods Participants were 2,457 workers of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine who responded to a questionnaire survey in October or December 2020. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the patient health questionnaire‐9 (PHQ‐9). The number of days per week of eating two or more balanced meals was categorized into four from ≤1 day/week to daily. The association between frequency of balanced meal consumption and depressive symptoms was assessed using logistic regression analysis, with adjustment for lifestyle and COVID‐19‐related factors. Results The prevalence of depressive symptoms was 14.8%. The odds of depressive symptoms increased with decreasing frequency of balanced meal consumption. The multivariable‐adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) of depressive symptoms were 1.00 (reference), 1.09 (0.75‐1.58), 1.62 (1.17‐2.24), and 2.21 (1.54‐3.17) for balanced meal consumption categories of daily, 4‐5 days/week, 2‐3 days/week, and ≤1 day/week, respectively (P for trend<0.001). Conclusions Our results suggest that infrequent consumption of well‐balanced meal is associated with increased depressive symptoms among hospital workers during the COVID‐19 pandemic.https://doi.org/10.1002/npr2.12230balanced mealsCOVID‐19depressive symptomsepidemiologyJapanese |
| spellingShingle | Takako Miki Shohei Yamamoto Ami Fukunaga Yosuke Inoue Hironori Ishiwari Masamichi Ishii Kengo Miyo Maki Konishi Norio Ohmagari Tetsuya Mizoue Association between eating balanced meals and depressive symptoms in Japanese hospital workers during the COVID‐19 pandemic Neuropsychopharmacology Reports balanced meals COVID‐19 depressive symptoms epidemiology Japanese |
| title | Association between eating balanced meals and depressive symptoms in Japanese hospital workers during the COVID‐19 pandemic |
| title_full | Association between eating balanced meals and depressive symptoms in Japanese hospital workers during the COVID‐19 pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Association between eating balanced meals and depressive symptoms in Japanese hospital workers during the COVID‐19 pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association between eating balanced meals and depressive symptoms in Japanese hospital workers during the COVID‐19 pandemic |
| title_short | Association between eating balanced meals and depressive symptoms in Japanese hospital workers during the COVID‐19 pandemic |
| title_sort | association between eating balanced meals and depressive symptoms in japanese hospital workers during the covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | balanced meals COVID‐19 depressive symptoms epidemiology Japanese |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/npr2.12230 |
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