Yahya Pasdar1, Behrooz Hamzeh2, Jalal Moludi3,4, Behzad Mehaki5, Mitra Darbandi1, Shima Moradi6. 1. Department of Nutritional Sciences, Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health (RCEDH), Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. 2. School of Public Health, Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health (RCEDH), Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. 3. Nutrition Research Center, Faculty of Nutrition, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. 4. Student Research Committee, Faculty of Nutrition, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. 5. Department of Biostatistics, Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health (RCEDH), Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. 6. Department of Nutritional Sciences, Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health (RCEDH), Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. Shima.moradi@kums.ac.ir.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Depression is the most common mental disorder among subjects with HIV. The present study was conducted to determine the relationship between dietary intake and depression among male and female with HIV/AIDS. METHODS: 335 HIV/AIDS subjects were evaluated who referred to Behavioral Disorders Counseling Center in Kermanshah, province in Iran. Depression was assessed using Beck questionnaire. Food frequency questionnaire was used to assess dietary intake. RESULTS: Our findings indicated that 76.1% of the studied subjects had varying degrees of depression. The rate of depression in the men was significantly higher than in the women (P = 0.007). The mean of weight in the men with depression was significantly lower than of the men without depression (P = 0.01). Higher adhere to legume and vegetables in the men (OR 0.049, CI 95% 0.003-0.713 and OR 0.534, CI 95% 0.334-0.855, respectively) and dairy products in the women (OR 0.493, CI 95% 0.265-0.917) were associated with decrease risk of depression. CONCLUSION: The results of this study were shown that the high prevalence of depression among these subjects. Higher intake of legume and vegetables and dairy products had a protective effect on the risk of depression. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level V, descriptive cross-sectional study.
PURPOSE:Depression is the most common mental disorder among subjects with HIV. The present study was conducted to determine the relationship between dietary intake and depression among male and female with HIV/AIDS. METHODS: 335 HIV/AIDS subjects were evaluated who referred to Behavioral Disorders Counseling Center in Kermanshah, province in Iran. Depression was assessed using Beck questionnaire. Food frequency questionnaire was used to assess dietary intake. RESULTS: Our findings indicated that 76.1% of the studied subjects had varying degrees of depression. The rate of depression in the men was significantly higher than in the women (P = 0.007). The mean of weight in the men with depression was significantly lower than of the men without depression (P = 0.01). Higher adhere to legume and vegetables in the men (OR 0.049, CI 95% 0.003-0.713 and OR 0.534, CI 95% 0.334-0.855, respectively) and dairy products in the women (OR 0.493, CI 95% 0.265-0.917) were associated with decrease risk of depression. CONCLUSION: The results of this study were shown that the high prevalence of depression among these subjects. Higher intake of legume and vegetables and dairy products had a protective effect on the risk of depression. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level V, descriptive cross-sectional study.