Association of Sociodemographic Factors and Vitamin-D Levels with the Severity of Depressive Symptoms
Objective: To study the association of sociodemographic factors and Vitamin D levels with the severity of depressive symptoms in patients with depression. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Psychiatry Department, Fauji Foundation Hospital, Rawalpindi Pakistan, f...
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Objective: To study the association of sociodemographic factors and Vitamin D levels with the severity of depressive symptoms in patients with depression.
Study Design: Cross-sectional study.
Place and Duration of Study: Psychiatry Department, Fauji Foundation Hospital, Rawalpindi Pakistan, from May to Nov 2021.
Methodology: This study included all the patients diagnosed with depression per ICD 10 criteria by the consultant psychiatrist. Depression was further categorized in severity using Beck’s Depression Inventory. Vitamin D levels were sent to all the patients diagnosed with depression in the laboratory of our hospital. The cut-off score of less than 50nmol/l was taken as low vitamin levels.
Results: Out of 103 patients studied, 23(22.3%) had mild, 49(47.6%) had moderate, and 31(30.1%) had severe depression. In severely depressed patients, 19(61.3%) were above 50 years of age, 12(38.7%) had no formal education, and 21(67.7%) had low vitamin D levels. Among mildly depressed patients, 5(21.7%) were above 50 years of age, 2(8.7%) had no formal education,and 17(73.9) had low vitamin D levels. We found that vitamin D levels, age of the patient, and level of education had a statistically significant relationship with the severity of depression, (p-valve less than 0.05).
Conclusions: The level of vitamin D, age, and the level of education had a significant association in the target population with the severity of depressive symptoms.
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| spelling | doaj.art-95a8fb4f24b44d0ab2269305d984f34a2023-03-30T06:25:20ZengArmy Medical College RawalpindiPakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal0030-96482411-88422023-02-0173110.51253/pafmj.v73i1.8174Association of Sociodemographic Factors and Vitamin-D Levels with the Severity of Depressive SymptomsQurat ul Ain0Sawera Mansoor1Nadeem Abbas2Usama Bin Zubair3Muhammad Baqir4Tooba Latif5Fauji Foundation Hospital, Rawalpindi PakistanFoundation University Islamabad, PakistanFauji Foundation Hospital, Rawalpindi PakistanFauji Foundation Hospital, Rawalpindi PakistanShifa International Hospital, Islamabad PakistanThe District Headquarters Hospital (DHQ), Gilgit Pakistan Objective: To study the association of sociodemographic factors and Vitamin D levels with the severity of depressive symptoms in patients with depression. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Psychiatry Department, Fauji Foundation Hospital, Rawalpindi Pakistan, from May to Nov 2021. Methodology: This study included all the patients diagnosed with depression per ICD 10 criteria by the consultant psychiatrist. Depression was further categorized in severity using Beck’s Depression Inventory. Vitamin D levels were sent to all the patients diagnosed with depression in the laboratory of our hospital. The cut-off score of less than 50nmol/l was taken as low vitamin levels. Results: Out of 103 patients studied, 23(22.3%) had mild, 49(47.6%) had moderate, and 31(30.1%) had severe depression. In severely depressed patients, 19(61.3%) were above 50 years of age, 12(38.7%) had no formal education, and 21(67.7%) had low vitamin D levels. Among mildly depressed patients, 5(21.7%) were above 50 years of age, 2(8.7%) had no formal education,and 17(73.9) had low vitamin D levels. We found that vitamin D levels, age of the patient, and level of education had a statistically significant relationship with the severity of depression, (p-valve less than 0.05). Conclusions: The level of vitamin D, age, and the level of education had a significant association in the target population with the severity of depressive symptoms. https://www.pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/8174DepressionICD-10 criteriaSociodemographic factorsVitamin D |
| spellingShingle | Qurat ul Ain Sawera Mansoor Nadeem Abbas Usama Bin Zubair Muhammad Baqir Tooba Latif Association of Sociodemographic Factors and Vitamin-D Levels with the Severity of Depressive Symptoms Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal Depression ICD-10 criteria Sociodemographic factors Vitamin D |
| title | Association of Sociodemographic Factors and Vitamin-D Levels with the Severity of Depressive Symptoms |
| title_full | Association of Sociodemographic Factors and Vitamin-D Levels with the Severity of Depressive Symptoms |
| title_fullStr | Association of Sociodemographic Factors and Vitamin-D Levels with the Severity of Depressive Symptoms |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association of Sociodemographic Factors and Vitamin-D Levels with the Severity of Depressive Symptoms |
| title_short | Association of Sociodemographic Factors and Vitamin-D Levels with the Severity of Depressive Symptoms |
| title_sort | association of sociodemographic factors and vitamin d levels with the severity of depressive symptoms |
| topic | Depression ICD-10 criteria Sociodemographic factors Vitamin D |
| url | https://www.pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/8174 |
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