The association of red meat consumption and mental health in women: A cross-sectional study
Darooghegi Mofrad M, Mozaffari H, Sheikhi A, Zamani B, Azadbakht L
Complementary therapies in medicine · 16 citations
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How it was studied
- Design
- Cross-sectional study (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
- Intake measured by
- Food frequency questionnaire
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- University or hospital
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Based on 1 listed funder(s).
Publication
- Published
- 2020-10-08 · Complement Ther Med · vol. 56 · p. 102588
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Cited
- 33 citations · more than 93% of similar papers · 3.4× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 36 works
- Access
- Open access (hybrid journal) · CC-BY-NC-ND
- Research areas
- Nutritional Studies and Diet · Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact · Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Keywords
- Medicine, Red meat, Anxiety, Cross-sectional study, Confounding, Depression (economics), Mental distress, Quartile, Mental health, Logistic regression, Environmental health, Internal medicine, Confidence interval, Psychiatry
- MeSH
- humans, diet, cross-sectional studies, depression, stress, psychological, anxiety, mental health, adult, iran, female, young adult, surveys and questionnaires, red meat
5 authors
From IR, CA
- Manije Darooghegi MofradTehran University of Medical Sciences
- Hadis MozaffariUniversity of British Columbia
- Ali SheikhiTehran University of Medical Sciences
- Behzad ZamaniTehran University of Medical Sciences
- Leila Azadbakht · correspondingIsfahan University of Medical Sciences; University of Isfahan; Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Abstract
Objectives
Previous studies have shown that red meat consumption has beneficial effects on health. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between red meat consumption and depression, anxiety and psychological distress in Tehrani women.
Methods
In this cross-sectional study, 482 women aged 20-50 years old referred to the health centers of Tehran University of Medical Sciences in 2018 were selected by multistage cluster sampling. The usual dietary intake was evaluated using a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire containing 168 items that its validity and reliability were approved previously. The red meat category was defined as the sum of red meats (beef, lamb), and organ meats (beef liver, kidney, and heart, ruminant meat). Psychological disorders were assessed using a validated Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scales (DASS) questionnaires with 21-items. In the logistic regression analysis, the results were adjusted to the confounding factors.
Results
The mean age of the study participants was 31.87 ± 7.6 years. The prevalence of depressive symptoms, anxiety and psychological distress among participants was 34%, 40% and 42%, respectively. After controlling for potential confounders, women in the highest quartile of red meat had a highest prevalence of depressive symptoms (OR: 2.51; 95% CI: 1.32-4.76; p = 0.002), anxiety (OR: 1.82; 95% CI: 1.00-3.29; p = 0.034) and stress (OR: 3.47; 95% CI: 1.88-6.42; p < 0.001) compared with those in the lowest quartile.
Conclusions
We found a significant association between red meat intake and mental health in women. Prospective studies are needed to confirm these findings.
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