Fish Consumption Moderates Depressive Symptomatology in Elderly XXXX and @entity1 from the IKARIA Study.

@entity1 @entity167 @entity308
Background. The aim was to examine the association of @entity308 with fish eating habits, in elderly individuals. Methods. From June to October of 2009, we studied 330 @entity1 and 343 @entity1 , aged 65 to 100 years, permanent inhabitants of Ikaria Island. Among several characteristics, @entity308 was assessed with the Geriatric @entity308 scale (GDS range 0-15), while dietary habits through a valid semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire. Results. @entity1 had significantly higher values of the GDS compared to @entity1 (4.8    3.5 versus 3.3    3.1, P = .001). @entity1 in the upper tertile of @entity308 scale ate less frequent fish and consumed higher quantities of @entity167 , compared to those in the lowest tertile (all P < .05). Regarding fish consumption, 50% of the individuals reported consuming 1-2 times weekly, 32% 3 to 5 times weekly, 11% 2-3 times monthly, while the rest reported rare (4.5%) and everyday (1.2%) consumption. Logistic regression showed that increased fish consumption (>3 times/week versus never/rare) was inversely associated with the odds of having GDS greater the median value (i.e., 4) (odds      ratio = 0.34, 95% CI: 0.19, 0.61), after controlling for several cofounders. Conclusion. Frequent fish consumption in elderly seems to moderate @entity308 mood.
