* Depression in Collegiate Runners and Soccer Players: Relationships with Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D, Ferritin, and Fractures.
- The main purpose of this study was to evaluate relationships between depression versus serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (vitamin D), serum ferritin (ferritin), and fractures across a competitive season. The authors conducted a prospective observational study (both pre- and post-season testing) on 51 collegiate soccer and cross-country athletes from a Midwest University. Our main outcome measure was depression, measured using the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). A CES-D score ≥ 16 represented the threshold value for clinical depression. Secondary outcome variables included vitamin D, ferritin, and fractures. Two athletes (3.9%; one female) pre-season while seven athletes (13.7%; five females) post-season demonstrated clinically relevant depression (CES-D score ≥ 16). Depression scores increased from pre- to post-season (6.0 to 8.9; p = 0.009; effect size = 0.53; n = 51). A medium effect noted for depressed athletes vs. non-depressed athletes (n = 7; post-season) to have lower pre-season serum vitamin D (38.4 vs. 50.2 ng/ml; p = 0.15; effect size = 0.68) with a small overall correlation effect (r = -0.08; p = 0.58). A medium correlation effect was noted between post-season ferritin vs. depression scores (r = -0.45; p = 0.01) in the female cohort only. Six athletes (11.8%) sustained fractures and had lower depression scores vs. non-injured athletes (4 vs. 10; p = 0.04; effect size = 1.08) post-season. Depression scores increased over a competitive season, especially in females. Small correlation effects were observed between depression and vitamin D. A medium correlation effect was noted between depression and low ferritin levels, in female athletes only. A large effect was noted between athletes sustaining fractures during the season and depression, post-season, with injured athletes being less depressed than non-injured athletes.
Overview of verb observe
The verb observe has 9 senses (first 8 from tagged texts)
1. (39) detect, observe, find, discover, notice -- (discover or determine the existence, presence,
or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in
the paint")
2. (17) note, observe, mention, remark -- (make mention of; "She observed that his presentation took
up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing")
3. (12) note, take note, observe -- (observe with care or pay close attention to; "Take note of this
chemical reaction")
4. (10) observe -- (watch attentively; "Please observe the reaction of these two chemicals")
5. (4) respect, honor, honour, abide by, observe -- (show respect towards; "honor your parents!")
6. (3) observe, celebrate, keep -- (behave as expected during of holidays or rites; "Keep the
commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur")
7. (2) watch, observe, follow, watch over, keep an eye on -- (follow with the eyes or the mind;
"Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the
binoculars")
8. (1) observe, keep, maintain -- (stick to correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with the
metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees")
9. observe, keep -- (conform one's action or practice to; "keep appointments"; "she never keeps her
promises"; "We kept to the original conditions of the contract")
Overview of adj observed
The adj observed has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (7) ascertained, discovered, observed -- (discovered or determined by scientific observation;
"variation in the ascertained flux depends on a number of factors"; "the discovered behavior norms";
"discovered differences in achievement"; "no explanation for the observed phenomena")
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