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Adherence to Mediterranean diet and risk of depression later in life. A cross sectional study in East Attica, Greece


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Sociodemographic characteristics of the sample (N = 154)

CharacteristicsN or %
Total recorded participants154
Male (%)/female (%)36.4/63.6
Mean age in years ± SD71 ± 8.1
Nationality
Hellenic/other (in %)98.8/1.2
Member of open day-care centre (in %)
Gerakas/ Rafina-Pikermi /Anthousa/Pallini25.3/33.1/27.3/14.3
Educational level (in %)
Low (1–6 years)/Medium (7–12 years)/High (> 12 years)26.6/43.5/29.8
Financial level (individual a month) (in%)
< 500 Ε/500–1000 Ε/1000–2000 Ε/> 200018.8/51.3/27.3/2.6
Marital status
Married/Not married/Divorced/Widowed (in %)68.2/3.9/5.2/22.7
Children
Yes/No (in %)94.8/5.2
Frequency of visiting open day-care centres (in %)
> 1 monthly/> 1 weekly/almost daily13.6/60.4/26.0
Co-morbidity
Yes/ No (in %)66.4/33.6

Associations between co-morbidities and Geriatric Depression Scale-15 (GDS-15), Mediterranean Diet Score (MDS) and Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS)

Co-morbiditiesGDS-15MDSAIS
Headache
Pearson Correlation-0.0880.074-0.203
Sig (2-tailed)0.2800.3590.012
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Musculoskeletal disorders
Pearson Correlation-0.1800.048-0.146
Sig (2-tailed)0.0260.5520.071
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Anxiety
Pearson Correlation-0.2850.140-0.176
Sig (2-tailed)0.0000.0830.029
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Respiratory problems
Pearson Correlation0.2670.0480.140
Sig (2-tailed)0.0010.5550.084
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Depression (diagnosed by physician)
Pearson Correlation-0.4780.170-0.271
Sig (2-tailed)0.0000.0350.001
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Logistic Regression analysis results of Mediterranean Diet Score components (MDS) and Depression as a dependent variable diagnosed by a physician

BS.E.WalddfSig.Exp(B)
vegetables-0.2230.1352.75210.0970.800
poultry-0.4480.1796.30510.0120.639
alcohol-0.3280.09013.19610.0000.720
Constant1.9930.8575.40610.0207.337