Association Between Low Vitamin D Levels and Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Karim S, Natche J, Babli SA, Avinash, Matakhov D, Ferdous S, Jeyakkodi H, Alamu OS, Rizwanullah U, Hameed SA

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.109430
Published: 2026 May
Container: Cureus
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@article{allodium:10.7759/cureus.109430,
  title = {Association Between Low Vitamin D Levels and Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.},
  author = {Karim S and Natche J and Babli SA and Avinash and Matakhov D and Ferdous S and Jeyakkodi H and Alamu OS and Rizwanullah U and Hameed SA},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Cureus},
  doi = {10.7759/cureus.109430},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.109430}
}

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TI  - Association Between Low Vitamin D Levels and Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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AU  - Natche J
AU  - Babli SA
AU  - Avinash
AU  - Matakhov D
AU  - Ferdous S
AU  - Jeyakkodi H
AU  - Alamu OS
AU  - Rizwanullah U
AU  - Hameed SA
PY  - 2026
JO  - Cureus
DO  - 10.7759/cureus.109430
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S, K., J, N., SA, B., Avinash, D, M., S, F., H, J., OS, A., U, R., & SA, H. (2026). Association Between Low Vitamin D Levels and Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.109430

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