Zhang Li, Chen Shuai, Xu Lijuan, Tang Sui, Huang Chen, Zhou Jin, Liu Chang-Shu, Wang Sai, Cong Yang, Li Tingting, Chen Liangkai, Zhang Wenxue, Rong Shuang
Department of Clinical Nutrition, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230001, China.
Department of Neurology, Hubei Provincial Hospital of Integrated Chinese & Western Medicine, Wuhan, China.
NPJ Sci Food. 2025 Mar 25;9(1):42. doi: 10.1038/s41538-025-00399-7.
This study aimed to evaluate associations between plant-based diets and the prevalence of depressive symptoms (DepS) among Chinese middle-aged and older adults. This study included 3153 participants aged 45 and older. Dietary intake was collected using a food frequency questionnaire, and DepS was evaluated using the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire. Foods were classified into 17 groups and three plant-based diet indices were created, including the overall plant-based diet index (PDI), healthful plant-based diet index (hPDI), and unhealthful plant-based diet index (uPDI). Compared to the lowest quartile, participants in the highest quartile of hPDI had lower odds of DepS (OR = 0.60; 95% CI: 0.40, 0.89). Conversely, the highest quartile of the uPDI was associated with higher odds of DepS (OR = 1.81; 95% CI: 1.16, 2.82). These findings supported that the quality of plant-based diets matters for mental health.
本研究旨在评估中国中老年人群中植物性饮食与抑郁症状(DepS)患病率之间的关联。本研究纳入了3153名45岁及以上的参与者。通过食物频率问卷收集饮食摄入量,并使用9项患者健康问卷评估DepS。食物被分为17组,并创建了三种植物性饮食指数,包括总体植物性饮食指数(PDI)、健康植物性饮食指数(hPDI)和不健康植物性饮食指数(uPDI)。与最低四分位数相比,hPDI最高四分位数的参与者出现DepS的几率较低(OR = 0.60;95% CI:0.40,0.89)。相反,uPDI最高四分位数与DepS的较高几率相关(OR = 1.81;95% CI:1.16,2.82)。这些发现支持了植物性饮食的质量对心理健康很重要。