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This is just one of those studies where they get tens of thousands of people and then find dozens of correlations with tiny p values between questionable measur
by nonbel 11y ago
This is just one of those studies where they get tens of thousands of people and then find dozens of correlations with tiny p values between questionable measurements. Here is what they report correlated with glycemic index quintile membership using p < 0.0001:
Burnam score (supposedly measures depression), BMI, physical activity, SFAs,MUFAS,PUFAS, trans fat, fruit, vegetables, legumes, nuts/seeds, dietary fiber, healthy eating index score, Age, Race, education, income, hypertension, hormone replacement therapy, alcohol intake, smoking status, stressful life events, social support
Here is their description of this scale:
"The Burnam scale includes 2 items from the Diagnostic Interview Schedule and 6 items from the Center for Epidemiologic Studies–Depression Scale. Questionnaire responses were used to calculate the Burnam score with the use of a logistic regression–based algorithm; values for the scale ranged from 0 to 99, with higher scores indicating greater depressive symptomatology."
Mean scores for lowest and highest glycemic index quintiles were .0209 +/-.09 and .0273 +/-.1, respectively. I have no feel for what these numbers mean, but ~.03 on a scale of 0-99 doesn't sound very depressed.