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Association of dietary patterns with anxiety and depression symptoms in people living with HIV: A population-based cross-sectional study from China
This study investigates the relationship between dietary patterns and mental health symptoms in a population of individuals living with HIV. Conducted as a population-based cross-sectional study, it involved 700 participants who completed health surveys and dietary assessments using a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire. Symptoms of anxiety and depression were measured with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.
Factor analysis revealed four primary dietary patterns: egg-dairy, livestock-meat, whole grain, and vegetable-fruit. The results indicated that participants in the highest quartile of the egg-dairy pattern exhibited significantly lower odds of anxiety symptoms (OR = 0.60; 95% CI: 0.36 to 0.99) compared to those in the lowest quartile. Furthermore, individuals adhering to the vegetable-fruit pattern had significantly lower odds of depression symptoms (OR = 0.36; 95% CI: 0.21 to 0.61) relative to the lowest quartile. In contrast, no significant associations were observed between the livestock-meat and whole grain patterns with anxiety or depression symptoms.
The findings underscore the importance of dietary choices as modifiable risk factors for mental health, suggesting that specific dietary patterns may serve as potential targets for precision health interventions for individuals living with HIV. [NPID: diet, mental health, HIV, anxiety, depression]
Year: 2025
