Abstract
Introduction: Depression affects 45.19% of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) patients' adherence to treatment, resulting in increased morbidity and death, medication resistance, and continued disease transmission. This study aimed to examine the relationship between omega-6/omega-3 (êž·-6/êž·-3) polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) intake ratio and depression score in patients with pulmonary TB at Persahabatan National Respiratory Referral Hospital, Jakarta.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 99 subjects with pulmonary TB. Data were collected using the Semi-Quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire (SQ-FFQ), anthropometric measurements, and the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II).
Results: Correlation analysis used the Spearman test and revealed the ratio of êž·-6/êž·-3 PUFAs intake of 7.78 ± 1.13, the median value of depression score was 9 (10-36). There was no correlation between êž·-6/êž·-3 PUFA intake and depression score (r = 0.063; p = 0.534).
Conclusion: There was no correlation between êž·-6/êž·-3 PUFAs intake ratio and depression scores in pulmonary TB patients. This is the first study to examine the correlation between êž·-6/êž·-3 PUFA intake ratio and depression score in pulmonary TB patients.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 99 subjects with pulmonary TB. Data were collected using the Semi-Quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire (SQ-FFQ), anthropometric measurements, and the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II).
Results: Correlation analysis used the Spearman test and revealed the ratio of êž·-6/êž·-3 PUFAs intake of 7.78 ± 1.13, the median value of depression score was 9 (10-36). There was no correlation between êž·-6/êž·-3 PUFA intake and depression score (r = 0.063; p = 0.534).
Conclusion: There was no correlation between êž·-6/êž·-3 PUFAs intake ratio and depression scores in pulmonary TB patients. This is the first study to examine the correlation between êž·-6/êž·-3 PUFA intake ratio and depression score in pulmonary TB patients.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 194-199 |
Journal | Jurnal Respirasi |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2023 |
Keywords
- Depression
- Omega-6/omega-3 ratio
- Tuberculosis