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Frequency of breakfast consumption is inversely associated with the risk of depressive symptoms among Chinese university students: A cross-sectional study

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  • Zhihong Zhu
  • Yufei Cui
  • Qiang Gong
  • Cong Huang
  • Feng Guo
  • Wang Li
  • Wenbo Zhang
  • Yanbo Chen
  • Xin Cheng
  • Yongxiang Wang

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Introduction: Eating breakfast has been proved to positively influence human health. However, evidence for the association between breakfast consumption and depressive symptoms is lacking, especially among young adults. The aim of this study was to determine whether breakfast consumption is associated with depressive symptoms among Chinese university students. Methods: A cross-sectional study involving 10,174 undergraduate students (6,287 males and 3,887 females) was conducted in 2015. Breakfast consumption was assessed using a self-reported questionnaire. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Zung self-rating depression scale (SDS) score. Three cut-off values of the SDS score (40, 45, and 50) were used to assess the severity of the depressive symptoms. Logistic regression models were used to analyze the association between the frequency of breakfast consumption and depressive symptoms. Results: The mean SDS score was 37.1±8.0 in present study. In crude model, a higher frequency of breakfast consumption was primarily associated with a lower prevalence of depressive symptoms in all three SDS groups (p = 0.001,

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  • Zhihong Zhu & Yufei Cui & Qiang Gong & Cong Huang & Feng Guo & Wang Li & Wenbo Zhang & Yanbo Chen & Xin Cheng & Yongxiang Wang, 2019. "Frequency of breakfast consumption is inversely associated with the risk of depressive symptoms among Chinese university students: A cross-sectional study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(8), pages 1-9, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0222014
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0222014
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