Diet and Depression: a Statical analysis of Magnesium Intake and Depressive Symptoms

School Name

Governor's School for Science & Mathematics

Grade Level

12th Grade

Presentation Topic

Physiology and Health

Presentation Type

Mentored

Mentor

Mentor: Bernadette Marriott, Medical University of South Carolina

Abstract

The Better Resiliency among Veterans and Non-Veterans with Omega-3 fatty acids (BRAVO) study evaluated the effectiveness of using omega-3 fatty acids to reduce negative emotions and suicidal ideation. In this study, participants went through a monthly array of tests to analyze emotional state and nutritional intake. This sub-study focused on two preliminary tests, one that analyzed severity of depressive symptoms and another that analyzed nutritional content in terms of Magnesium intake. Participants were grouped by those who did not meet their estimated average requirement of daily Magnesium intake versus those who did meet the requirement from data taken from the nutritional tests; in addition to grouping them from normal to extreme depression based off of data taken from the depressive symptoms test. Statistical analysis tests were performed to determine if there was a positive inverse relationship between Magnesium intake and depressive symptoms. The linear correlation coefficient was 0.06 and the p value from a Chi-Square analysis was 0.53, indicating that there was no relationship found between preliminary data taken from both tests.

Location

Wall 318

Start Date

3-25-2017 2:15 PM

Presentation Format

Oral and Written

Group Project

No

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Mar 25th, 2:15 PM

Diet and Depression: a Statical analysis of Magnesium Intake and Depressive Symptoms

Wall 318

The Better Resiliency among Veterans and Non-Veterans with Omega-3 fatty acids (BRAVO) study evaluated the effectiveness of using omega-3 fatty acids to reduce negative emotions and suicidal ideation. In this study, participants went through a monthly array of tests to analyze emotional state and nutritional intake. This sub-study focused on two preliminary tests, one that analyzed severity of depressive symptoms and another that analyzed nutritional content in terms of Magnesium intake. Participants were grouped by those who did not meet their estimated average requirement of daily Magnesium intake versus those who did meet the requirement from data taken from the nutritional tests; in addition to grouping them from normal to extreme depression based off of data taken from the depressive symptoms test. Statistical analysis tests were performed to determine if there was a positive inverse relationship between Magnesium intake and depressive symptoms. The linear correlation coefficient was 0.06 and the p value from a Chi-Square analysis was 0.53, indicating that there was no relationship found between preliminary data taken from both tests.