scholarly journals Food-based diet quality score in relation to depressive symptoms in young and middle-aged Japanese women

2017 ◽  
Vol 117 (12) ◽  
pp. 1674-1681 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroka Sakai ◽  
Kentaro Murakami ◽  
Satomi Kobayashi ◽  
Hitomi Suga ◽  
Satoshi Sasaki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Japanese Women ◽  
Quality Score ◽  
Continuous Variables ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Cross Sectional

AbstractOnly a few studies have focused on the association between overall diet, rather than intakes of individual nutrients or foods, and depressive symptoms in Japanese. This cross-sectional study examined associations between a diet quality score and depressive symptoms in 3963 young (age 18 years) and 3833 middle-aged (mean age 47·9 (sd 4·2) years) Japanese women. Dietary information was collected using a diet history questionnaire. A previously developed diet quality score was computed mainly based on the Japanese Food Guide Spinning Top. The prevalence of depressive symptoms was 22·0 % for young women and 16·8 % for middle-aged women, assessed as a Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D) score ≥23 and ≥19, respectively. As expected, the diet quality score was associated positively with intakes of ‘grain dishes’, ‘vegetable dishes’, ‘fish and meat dishes’, ‘milk’ and ‘fruits’ and inversely with intakes of energy from ‘snacks, confection and beverages’ and Na from seasonings. After adjustment for potential confounders, OR for depressive symptoms in the highest v. lowest quintiles of the diet quality score was 0·65 (95 % CI 0·50, 0·84) in young women (Pfor trend=0·0005). In middle-aged women, the corresponding value was 0·59 (95 % CI 0·45, 0·78) (Pfor trend<0·0001). Analyses where the diet quality and CES-D scores were treated as continuous variables also showed inverse associations. In conclusion, this cross-sectional study showed that a higher diet quality score was associated with a lower prevalence of depressive symptoms in young and middle-aged Japanese women. Prospective studies are needed to confirm a public health relevance of this finding.

scholarly journals Depressive Symptoms in Middle-Aged and Elderly Women Are Associated with a Low Intake of Vitamin B6: A Cross-Sectional Study

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 3437
Author(s):  
Tamami Odai ◽  
Masakazu Terauchi ◽  
Risa Suzuki ◽  
Kiyoko Kato ◽  
Asuka Hirose ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Vitamin B6 ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
Menopausal Status ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Background Factors

This study investigated the nutritional factors that are associated with anxiety and depressive symptoms in Japanese middle-aged and elderly women. We conducted a cross-sectional study with 289 study participants aged ≥40 years (mean age = 52.0 ± 6.9 years). Their dietary habits, menopausal status and symptoms, and varied background factors, such as body composition, lifestyle factors, and cardiovascular parameters, were assessed. Their anxiety and depressive symptoms were evaluated using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), where scores of 0–7 points, 8–10 points, and 11–21 points on either the anxiety or depression subscales were categorized as mild, moderate, and severe, respectively. The dietary consumption of nutrients was assessed using a brief self-administered diet history questionnaire. The relationships between the moderate-to-severe anxiety/depressive symptoms and the dietary intake of 43 major nutrients were investigated using multivariate logistic regression analyses. After adjusting for age, menopausal status, and the background factors that were significantly related to depressive symptoms, moderate and severe depression was significantly inversely associated with only vitamin B6 (adjusted odds ratio per 10 μg/MJ in vitamin B6 intake = 0.89, 95% confidence interval = 0.80–0.99). A higher intake of vitamin B6 could help relieve depressive symptoms for this population.

scholarly journals Depressive symptoms are associated with oxidative stress in middle-aged women: a cross-sectional study

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Asuka Hirose ◽  
Masakazu Terauchi ◽  
Mihoko Akiyoshi ◽  
Yoko Owa ◽  
Kiyoko Kato ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Daily Coffee and Green Tea Consumption Is Inversely Associated with Body Mass Index, Body Fat Percentage, and Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index in Middle-Aged Japanese Women: A Cross-Sectional Study

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuka Yonekura ◽  
Masakazu Terauchi ◽  
Asuka Hirose ◽  
Tamami Odai ◽  
Kiyoko Kato ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Composition ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Japanese Women ◽  
Body Fat Percentage ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Fat Percentage ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
High Bmi

This study aimed to investigate the links between coffee (CF)/green tea (GT) consumption and body composition/cardiovascular parameters in middle-aged Japanese women. We conducted a cross-sectional study of 232 Japanese women aged 40–65 years who had been referred to the menopause clinic of Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital between November 2007 and August 2017. Body composition, cardiovascular parameters, and CF/GT consumption frequency were evaluated on their initial visits, using a body composition analyzer, vascular screening system, and brief-type self-administered diet history questionnaire, respectively. We investigated the associations between variables using multivariate logistic regression. After adjustment for age, menopausal status, and other factors, daily CF consumption was inversely associated with high body mass index (BMI) (adjusted odds ratio, 0.14; 95% confidence interval, 0.14–0.96) and body fat percentage (BF%) (0.33; 0.14–0.82), and daily GT consumption with high BF% (0.36; 0.14–0.96). Daily CF + GT consumption was also inversely associated with high BMI (0.15; 0.05–0.50) and BF% (0.30; 0.12–0.74). In pre- and perimenopausal women, daily CF + GT consumption was inversely associated with high cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) (0.05; 0.003–0.743). In conclusion, daily CF/GT consumption was inversely associated with high BMI, BF%, and CAVI in middle-aged Japanese women.

scholarly journals Relation between alcohol consumption and arterial stiffness: A cross-sectional study of middle-aged Japanese women and men

Alcohol ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 47 (8) ◽  
pp. 643-649 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sachiko Sasaki ◽  
Eiji Yoshioka ◽  
Yasuaki Saijo ◽  
Toshiko Kita ◽  
Eisaku Okada ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Arterial Stiffness ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Japanese Women ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Plant-based dietary quality and depressive symptoms in Australian vegans and vegetarians: a cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
pp. e000332
Author(s):  
Megan Frances Lee ◽  
Ryan Eather ◽  
Talitha Best
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
Dietary Patterns ◽  
Type Ii Diabetes ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dietary Quality ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Reduced Risk

Plant-based dietary patterns (vegan and vegetarian) are often considered ‘healthy’ and have been associated with broad health benefits, including decreased risk of obesity and ill health (cardiovascular disease, blood glucose and type II diabetes). However, the association between plant-based diets and mood disorders such as depression remains largely equivocal. This cross-sectional study of 219 adults aged 18–44 (M=31.22, SD=7.40) explored the associations between an estimate of overall plant-based diet quality and depression in vegans (n=165) and vegetarians (n=54). Overall plant-based diet quality was associated with depressive symptoms in vegans and vegetarians F(1, 215)=13.71, p<0.001 accounting for 6% of the variation in depressive symptoms. For those without depression, higher diet quality was protective against depressive symptoms F(1, 125)=6.49, p=0.012. Conversely, for those with depression no association with diet quality was found F(1, 89)=0.01, p=0.963. These findings suggest that a high-quality plant-based diet may be protective against depressive symptoms in vegans and vegetarians. In line with emerging research between food and mental health, higher-quality dietary patterns are associated with a reduced risk of depressive symptoms. Given the rapidly increasing rate of vegan and vegetarian food products within Australia, understanding the potential mechanisms of effects through which a plant-based diet may influence depressive symptoms is required.

scholarly journals Fasting Plasma Glucose, Self-Appraised Diet Quality and Depressive Symptoms: A US-Representative Cross-Sectional Study

Nutrients ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 1330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin Hoare ◽  
Sarah Dash ◽  
Pia Varsamis ◽  
Garry Jennings ◽  
Bronwyn Kingwell
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
Plasma Glucose ◽  
Fasting Plasma Glucose ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Fasting Plasma
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