Intake of B vitamins in childhood and adult life in relation to psychological distress among women in a British birth cohort
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15096884 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gita D Mishra (0000-0001-9610-5904, University College London, corresponding author), Sarah A Mcnaughton (0000-0001-5936-9820, MRC Human Nutrition Research), Maria A O’Connell (0000-0002-0267-0951, MRC Human Nutrition Research), Celia J Prynne, Diana Kuh (0000-0001-7386-2857, University College London) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 166-174 |
| Publication date | 2009-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Health Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1368980008002413 |
| PMID | 18503720 |
| PMCID | PMC2748268 |
| OpenAlex | W2119710037 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 49 |
Background Lower levels of B vitamins (particularly folate, vitamin B 12 and vitamin B 6 ) may be associated with psychological distress. Little is known about the impact of childhood nutrition on psychological distress in adult life. Objective We investigated whether prospectively measured childhood and adult dietary intakes of thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folate, vitamin B 6 and vitamin B 12 were related to the psychological distress of women in mid-age, taking into account socio-economic, behavioural and lifestyle factors. Design Prospective data were collected from a cohort of 636 British women followed up since their birth in 1946. Participants completed a 28-item, scaled version of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) to measure psychological distress at age 53 years. Dietary intakes in childhood (at age four) were determined by 24h recall and in adulthood (at age 36, 43 and 53 years) by a 5d food record. Results Low dietary vitamin B 12 intake at age 53 was associated with higher psychological distress at that age. Women in the lowest third of vitamin B 12 intake in adulthood had a higher GHQ-28 score compared with those in the highest third (percentage change, adjusted regression coefficient, 21 (95% CI 3, 39)). There were no other significant associations between dietary B vitamin intake in childhood or adulthood and psychological distress in the cohort. Conclusions Overall, there is evidence that intake of vitamin B 12 at age 53 is related to adult psychological distress but there is no evidence for the effects of other adult B vitamin intakes or childhood intakes on psychological distress
Biology · Cohort · Cohort study · Distress · General Health Questionnaire · Mental health · Psychiatry · Riboflavin · Vitamin · Young adult · Clinical Psychology · Diet and metabolism studies · Folate and B Vitamins Research · Medicine · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Gerontology · Internal Medicine
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