Table 3 Summary of evidence of the associations between dietary patterns identified in the studies with perinatal anxiety and depression
From: Systematic review of the association between dietary patterns and perinatal anxiety and depression
Exposure | Outcomes | Participants (studies) | Quality of evidence (GRADE) | Evidence summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Western pattern | Prenatal depression | 2.871 (4) | ⊕●●● Very low due to number of studies, design and bias. | No association |
Healthy pattern | Prenatal depression | 2.159 (3) | ⊕●●● Very low due to number of studies, design and bias. | Negative association |
Traditional Brazilian pattern | Prenatal depression | 960 (2) | – | Inconclusive result |
Traditional Japanese pattern | Prenatal depression | 1.744 (1) | ⊕●●● Very low due to number of studies, design and bias. | Negative association |
Western pattern | Postpartum depression | 2.821 (5) | ⊕⊕●● Low because to heterogeneity | No association |
Healthy pattern | Postpartum depression | 2.821 (5) | – | Inconclusive result |
Japanese traditional pattern | Postpartum depression | 865 (1) | ⊕●●● Very low due to number of studies, design and bias. | No association |
Traditional-Chinese-Confinement (TCC) pattern | Postpartum depression | 490 (1) | ⊕●●● Very low due to number of studies, design and bias. | No association |
Traditional-Indian-Confinement pattern | Postpartum depression | 490 (1) | ⊕●●● Very low due to number of studies, design and bias. | Negative association |
Western pattern | Prenatal anxiety | 10.242 (2) | – | Inconclusive result |
Healthy pattern | Prenatal anxiety | 9.530 (1) | ⊕●●● Very low due to number of studies, design and bias. | Negative association |
Traditional Brazilian pattern | Prenatal anxiety | 712 (1) | ⊕●●● Very low due to number of studies, design and bias. | No association |
United Kingdom’ Traditional pattern | Prenatal anxiety | 9.530 (1) | ⊕●●● Very low due to number of studies, design and bias. | Negative association |
Western pattern | Postpartum anxiety | 697 (2) | ⊕●●● Very low due to number of studies, design and bias. | No association |
Healthy pattern | Postpartum anxiety | 697 (2) | ⊕●●● Very low due to number of studies, design and bias. | Negative association |
Traditional Brazilian pattern | Postpartum anxiety | 207 (1) | ⊕●●● Very low due to number of studies, design and bias. | Negative association |
Traditional-Chinese-Confinement (TCC) pattern | Postpartum anxiety | 490 (1) | ⊕●●● Very low due to number of studies, design and bias. | No association |
Traditional-Indian-Confinement pattern | Postpartum anxiety | 490 (1) | ⊕●●● Very low due to number of studies, design and bias. | No association |