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Table 3 Odds ratios of depression across tertiles of Healthy Eating Index-2015 (HEI-2015) in the studied older adults in Tehran

From: Relationship between diet quality and depression among Iranian older adults in Tehran

 

Tertiles of HEI-2015

P-trend

T1

T2

T3

OR

OR (95% CI)

P-value

OR (95% CI)

P-value

Depression

Crude

1.000

(ref.)

1.670 (0.478 – 5.828)

0.421

1.000 (0.261 – 3.836)

1.000

0.261

Model 1

1.000

(ref.)

0.690 (0.163 – 2.916)

0.614

0.418 (0.089 – 1.969)

0.270

0.108

Model 2

1.000

(ref.)

0.558 (0.123 – 2.532)

0.450

0.314 (0.061 – 1.613)

0.165

0.073

Model 3

1.000

0.429 (0.057 – 3.205)

0.409

0.176 (0.020 – 1.524)

0.115

0.021*

  1. Depression was considered as a dependent binary variable and HEI as the independent variable
  2. Model 1: adjusted for physical function (ADL and IADL), energy intake and demographic indicators (age, sex, marital status)
  3. Model 2: further adjustments for socio-economic variables (education, status of living (alone or with family/nurse), house possession, household income, receiving social services or food aids, insurance and supplemental insurance coverage)
  4. Model 3: more adjustments for health status and behavioral confounders (gastrointestinal problems, oral problems, medication status, dietary supplements, smoking status and sleep habits), anthropometric indices (weight, waist circumference, mid-arm circumference and calf circumference) and obesity
  5. The first tertile of Healthy Eating Index 2015 is considered as the reference group
  6. *P-value<0.05 was considered statistically significant
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BMC Geriatrics

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