Evaluation of Association of Vitamin D Deficiency with Depression in Postmenopausal Women

Objective: This study was aimed to investigate the association of depression with vitamin D deficiency in postmenopausal women.\udMaterials and Methods: Postmenopausal women over 55 years who were independent in personal care and who could live independently\udin community attending the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation outpatient clinic were included in the study. The study was conducted\udprospectively by face to face interview method. 25(OH) vitamin D levels below 20 ng/mL were accepted as indicative of vitamin D deficiency.\udThe presence of depression was assessed with the Beck Depression Inventory.\udResults: A total of 65 postmenopausal women with mean age of 64.5±7.1 (mean ± SD) years were included in the study. Thirty-three\ud(50.8%) of participants had vitamin D deficiency, 33 (50.8%) of participants had depression. Vitamin D deficiency was detected in 45.5% of\udparticipants with depression and in 56.2% of non-depressed participants, the difference was not statistically significant (p=0.384).\udConclusions: Vitamin D deficiency and depression are two common clinical conditions in postmenopausal women. In this study, vitamin\udD deficiency in postmenopausal women were not associated with depression. Other factors rather than vitamin D deficiency should be\udinvestigated for illuminating the causalities of depression in postmenopausal women. (Turkish Journal of Osteoporosis 2015;21: 79-83