Low cholesterol is associated with depression among US household population

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 135, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 115-121

  Tedders, Stuart H ^a   Fokong, Kunuwo D ^a   McKenzie, Lindsey E ^a   Wesley, Cholrelia ^a   Yu, Lili ^a   Zhang, Jian ^a  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Household population; NHANES; Serum cholesterol

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; ODDS RATIO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80054974592     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2011.06.045     Document Type: Article

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