Heart failure & cardiomyopathies
Association Between Vitamin a Intake and Depression Among Patients with Heart Failure
Main finding · DepressionResult — go to the resultOdds ratio 0.37 95% CI 0.18–0.76Authors' conclusion
High vitamin A intake was associated with lower odds of depression in HF patients.
Study context
- Population
- Heart failure (HF) patients, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007–2020197 with depression
- Participants
- 999 patients
- Exposure
- Vitamin A intake ≥731.38 mcg vs lower intake
- Outcome
- Depression
Methodological detailsweighted multivariate logistic regression
- Weighted multivariate logistic regression
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Odds ratio
0.37
95% CI 0.18–0.76
Vitamin A intake ≥731.38 mcgvs lower intake
OR 0.37 (95% CI 0.18–0.76)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Depression, by subgroup
| OR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|
| High vitamin A intakeAged >65 years | 0.16 (0.04–0.55) | |
| High vitamin A intakeMales | 0.35 (0.14–0.86) | |
| High vitamin A intakeWithout hypertension | 0.25 (0.11–0.58) | |
| High vitamin A intakeWithout diabetes | 0.30 (0.11–0.78) | |
| High vitamin A intakeWith hyperlipidaemia | 0.23 (0.09–0.64) | |
| High vitamin A intakeWith CKD | 0.32 (0.13–0.80) | |
| 0.050.21520Odds ratio (log scale) |
Original publication
Association Between Vitamin a Intake and Depression Among Patients with Heart Failure. ESC Heart Fail. Published 15 July 2024. doi:10.
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