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Najafi K, Mozaffari-Khosravi H, Hosseinzadeh M. Relationship between Low Carbohydrate Diet and Postpartum Anxiety and Depression: Iranian Maternal and Child Health Cohort Study. JSSU 2024; 32 (8) :8100-8117
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Introduction: Postpartum depression, a form of depression, is a relatively common but serious medical condition that occurs following the birth of a baby. This study aimed to determine the relationship between the carbohydrate diet and the occurrence of anxiety and postpartum depression symptoms in women participating in the initial phase of the Maternal and Child Health Cohort Study, Yazd, Iran.
Methods: This study was conducted on the data of 1028 pregnant women from the Yazd Maternal and Child Health Cohort Study. The study tools were food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) and postpartum depression questionnaire. Data related to dietary intake at the beginning of the study were collected in the first visit after pregnancy diagnosis and data related to depression in the second month after delivery. Carbohydrate intake score was calculated for each person according to summing up assigned scores to deciles of percentages of energy from macronutrients. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to estimate the odds ratio (ORs) and 95% confidence interval (CI) of postpartum depression and anxiety across quartiles of low carbohydrate diet scores.
Results: Based on the multivariable-adjusted model, there was no significant association between low carbohydrate diet score and odds of postpartum depression (P=0.08). However, multivariable-adjusted model significantly indicated an association between low carbohydrate diet score in second tertile and the odds of postpartum anxiety (P=0.02) (OR: 0.36, 95% CI: 0.15-0.86).
Conclusion: After adjusting the confounders, women in the second tertile of low carbohydrate diet score might have 64% lower chance of depression versus those in the first quartile. While low or high carbohydrate intake does not affect postpartum anxiety and depression, moderate carbohydrate intake might be anxiety protective.
Methods: This study was conducted on the data of 1028 pregnant women from the Yazd Maternal and Child Health Cohort Study. The study tools were food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) and postpartum depression questionnaire. Data related to dietary intake at the beginning of the study were collected in the first visit after pregnancy diagnosis and data related to depression in the second month after delivery. Carbohydrate intake score was calculated for each person according to summing up assigned scores to deciles of percentages of energy from macronutrients. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to estimate the odds ratio (ORs) and 95% confidence interval (CI) of postpartum depression and anxiety across quartiles of low carbohydrate diet scores.
Results: Based on the multivariable-adjusted model, there was no significant association between low carbohydrate diet score and odds of postpartum depression (P=0.08). However, multivariable-adjusted model significantly indicated an association between low carbohydrate diet score in second tertile and the odds of postpartum anxiety (P=0.02) (OR: 0.36, 95% CI: 0.15-0.86).
Conclusion: After adjusting the confounders, women in the second tertile of low carbohydrate diet score might have 64% lower chance of depression versus those in the first quartile. While low or high carbohydrate intake does not affect postpartum anxiety and depression, moderate carbohydrate intake might be anxiety protective.
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Nutrition
Received: 2024/07/20 | Accepted: 2024/09/8 | Published: 2024/11/5
Received: 2024/07/20 | Accepted: 2024/09/8 | Published: 2024/11/5
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