Vitamin D deficiency is related to worse emotional state

• Authors: Lina Lašaite , Ieva Gailyte , Paulius Puzinas , Romualdas Preikša , Gintautas Kazanavičius
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The aim was to evaluate vitamin D levels in young healthy Lithuanian males in winter and to find possible associations of vitamin D concentration to body composition, cognitive functioning, emotional state.Subjects and Methods A total of 130 healthy males (age range, 18–26 years) were divided into the subgroups according to vitamin D concentration. The Profile of Mood States (POMS) questionnaire and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale were employed in the assessment of emotional state. Cognitive functioning was assessed by the Trail Making Test and the Digit Symbol Test of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale.Results The mean concentration of vitamin D for the entire sample was 13.0±5.3 ng/ml. Only 2 persons (1.6%) had the recommended vitamin D level. Nearly half (45.4%) of study participants had vitamin D deficiency. Lower concentrations were associated with a significantly higher score on the POMS confusion-bewilderment scale. A tendency toward a lower mean depression-dejection score in the participants with a sufficient vitamin D level was observed. Vitamin D concentration correlated positively with body mass index (BMI) and inversely with the confusion-bewilderment score.In conclusion almost half of the young healthy males participating in the study were detected to have vitamin D deficiency in winter. Low vitamin D concentrations are associated with a worse emotional state.

Keywords

EN

Vitamin D; Healthy young males; Body composition; Cognitive functioning; Emotional state

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Open Medicine
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 6
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 558-566

Dates

published

1 - 10 - 2011

online

9 - 8 - 2011

Contributors

author

Lina Lašaite

• Institute of Endocrinology, Medical Academy of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, LT-50009, Lithuania

author

Ieva Gailyte

• Institute of Endocrinology, Medical Academy of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, LT-50009, Lithuania

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Paulius Puzinas

• Medical Academy of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-50009, Kaunas, Lithuania

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Romualdas Preikša

• Institute of Endocrinology, Medical Academy of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, LT-50009, Lithuania

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Gintautas Kazanavičius

• Institute of Endocrinology, Medical Academy of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, LT-50009, Lithuania

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/s11536-011-0061-x