Journal of Shandong University (Health Sciences) ›› 2020, Vol. 58 ›› Issue (11): 103-108.doi: 10.6040/j.issn.1671-7554.0.2020.0413

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Association between dietary patterns and depressive symptoms among Chinese elderly women

LYU Yan1, YU Xiao1, LIN Xinying1, ZHAO Qi2, WANG Baozhen1   

  1. 1. Department of Toxicology and Nutrition, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, Shandong, China;
    2. Jinan Wowshow Health Management Consulting Ltd., Jinan 250001, Shandong, China
  • Published:2020-11-04

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Abstract: Objective To explore the association between dietary patterns and depressive symptoms among Chinese elderly women. Methods With cluster random sampling method, 707 elderly women over 60 years were recruited from the urban, suburban, and rural areas of Liaocheng from April to May 2017. Their dietary intakes were surveyed with a simplified semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire(FFQ), and depressive symptoms were assessed with a simplified Chinese version of Geriatric Depression Scale(GDS-15). According to the factor score of each dietary pattern, the subjects were divided into T1, T2 and T3 groups. The association between dietary patterns and depressive symptoms was analyzed with multivariate Logistic regression. Results Among the 610 subjects who were finally recruited in the study, 102(16.7%)had depressive symptoms. Three dietary patterns were identified, including high-quality protein pattern, vegetarian pattern and egg-alcohol-cereal pattern. Multivariate Logistic regression showed in the high-quality protein pattern, T3 group had a significantly lower risk of depressive symptoms than T1 group(OR=0.48, 95%CI: 0.24-0.94; P=0.028). In the vegetarian pattern, the T3 group had a significantly lower risk of depressive symptoms than T1 group(OR=0.46, 95%CI: 0.24-0.87; P=0.015). These associations were independent of the confounding factors. No statistical association was found between egg-alcohol-cereal pattern and depressive symptoms. Conclusion The high-quality protein pattern and vegetarian pattern may have a protective effect on the occurrence of depressive symptoms among the elderly. The results of this study can provide reference for prevention of depression with diets in the elderly.

Key words: Depressive symptoms, Community elderly, Elderly women, Cross-sectional studies, Dietary pattern, Liaocheng City

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