Is Hypovitaminosis D Associated with Stress Perception in the Elderly? A Nationwide Representative Study in Korea

Nutrients

Hye Rim Hwang¹  Youngin Lee¹  Yun Jin Kim¹  Young Jin Tak¹  Jeong Gyu Lee¹  Seung Hoon Lee¹  Mieun Gwon¹  Yu Hyeon Yi¹  Dong Wook Jeong²  Sang Yeoup Lee³ 

[1] Department of Family Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan 602-739, Korea;Family Medicine Clinic and Research Institute of Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan 626-789, Korea;Medical Education Unit and Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan 626-870, Korea;

关键词: hypovitaminosis D;    vitamin D;    stress perception;    elderly;    Korea;   

DOI  :  10.3390/nu8100647

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Hypovitaminosis D and stress are common problems among the elderly. The aim of this cross-sectional nationally representative study was to evaluate the association between hypovitaminosis D and stress perception using large-scale nationally representative data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2012–2013). In our study, a total of 1393 elders (≥65 years old) were included to evaluate the association between hypovitaminosis D and stress perception. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels were determined using radioimmunoassay, and perceived stress status was assessed by a self-reporting questionnaire. The association between hypovitaminosis D and stress perception according to sex was examined using logistic regression analysis. After multivariate adjustment for sociodemographic and lifestyle factors and comorbidities, hypovitaminosis D was significantly associated with perceived stress (odds ratio, 2.73; 95% confidence interval, 1.10–6.77; p = 0.029) among women; however, this association was not significant among men. Hypovitaminosis D was a risk factor for higher stress perception in older Korean women. Even though the role of vitamin D in stress perception is still unclear, we suggest screening for hypovitaminosis D among the elderly.

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