Long-Term Fish Intake Is Associated With Less Severe Depressive Symptoms Among Elderly Men and Women The MEDIS (MEDiterranean ISlands Elderly) Epidemiological Study

被引：52

作者：

Bountziouka, Vassiliki ^{[1
]}

Polychronopoulos, Evangelos ^{[1
]}

Zeimbekis, Akis ^{[2
]}

Papavenetiou, Eftichia ^{[1
]}

Ladoukaki, Evaggelia

Papairakleous, Natassa ^{[3
]}

Gotsis, Efthimios ^{[3
]}

Metallinos, George ^{[3
]}

Lionis, Christos ^{[3
]}

Panagiotakos, Demosthenes ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Harokopio Univ, Athens, Greece

[2] Gen Hosp Mitilini, Mitilini, Greece

[3] Univ Crete, Sch Med, Clin Social & Family Med, Iraklion, Greece

来源：

JOURNAL OF AGING AND HEALTH | 2009年 / 21卷 / 06期

关键词：

epidemiology; geriatrics; health behaviors; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY-ACIDS; CARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASE; PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY; OMEGA-3-FATTY-ACID INTAKE; COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; CHOLESTERYL ESTERS; MAJOR DEPRESSION; LATE-LIFE; CONSUMPTION; HEALTH;

D O I：

10.1177/0898264309340693

中图分类号：

R4 [临床医学]; R592 [老年病学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100203 ; 100602 ;

摘要：

Objective: This work aims at exploring the association between fish intake and depressive symptoms, in older adults. Method: During 2005-2007, 1, 190 men and women (>65 years) free living in various Greek islands and in Cyprus participated in the study. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the validated Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), and foods intake through a Food Frequency Questionnaire. Results: Almost 70% of the participants scored above the depressive cutoff (i.e., GDS score > 5), with women having higher values. People classified under the 1st tertile of GDS score (i.e., GDS <= 5) were more educated, physically active, and report higher fish consumption. One portion increase of fish consumption per week was associated with 0.58 times (95% confidence interval: 0.45-0.73) lower likelihood of having GDS score above the clinical threshold, after various adjustments were made. Discussion: These findings may assist public health policy makers in better preventing emotional disorders among the elderly by promoting healthier eating habits.

引用

页码：864 / 880

页数：17

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