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. 2013 Jun 27;13:175. doi: 10.1186/1471-244X-13-175

Table 7.

Summary of associations between depression (exposure of interest) and diet, presented by year of publication

Author, country, year Type of diet (outcome) Adjusted for confounders Results p value Summary of associations
Cross-sectional
 
 
 
 
 
Pagoto et al., USA, 2009 [24]
Healthy Eating
Age, sex, smoking
−2.03 (0.60)
0.001
Depressive symptoms associated with reduced likelihood of healthy eating
Beydoun et al., USA, 2009 [32]
Healthy Eating
Age, poverty status, education, marital status, smoking
White males:
 
 
(CES-D)–0.25 (0.08)
<0.05
Depressive symptoms associated with reduced likelihood of healthy eating
(CES-D ≥16)–3.44 (1.62)
NS*
Depressive symptoms associated with reduced likelihood of healthy eating
(CES-D ≥20)–2.82 (1.99)
<0.05
No association
White females:
 
 
(CES-D)–0.19 (0.07)
<0.05
Depressive symptoms associated with reduced likelihood of healthy eating
(CES-D ≥16)–3.45 (1.26)
 
Depressive symptoms associated with reduced likelihood of healthy eating
(CES-D ≥20)–3.93 (1.46)
 
Depressive symptoms associated with reduced likelihood of healthy eating
Beydoun et al., USA, 2009 [32]
Healthy Eating
Age, poverty status, education, marital status, smoking
African American males:
 
 
(CES-D)–0.03 (0.07)
NS*
No association
(CES-D ≥16)–0.08 (1.22)
NS*
No association
(CES-D ≥20)–0.90 (1.52)
NS*
No association
African American females:
 
 
(CES-D)–0.10 (0.06)
<0.1
No association
(CES-D ≥16)–1.24 (1.04)
NS*
No association
(CES-D ≥20)–1.22 (1.20)
NS*
No association
Beydoun and Wang, USA, 2010 [33]
Healthy Eating
Age, race/ethnicity, marital status, food insecurity, education, poverty income ratio
Males: −3.29 (2.12)
NS*
No association
Females: −2.63 (1.96)
NS*
No association
Castellanos et al., USA, 2011 [39]
Fat intake
Age, income, education, fruit/vegetable intake, time in USA
−0.23 (0.14)
0.12
No association
Castellanos et al., USA, 2011 [39]
Fruit and Vegetable consumption
Age, income, education, fat consumption, time in USA
−0.30 (0.09)
<0.05
Depressive symptoms associated with reduced likelihood of fruit and vegetable consumption
Crawford et al., USA, 2011 [40] Frequency of fast food consumption Age, race, marital status, education, household income, BMI, smoking, physical activity, anti-depressant use C1: Referent
S*
Depressive symptoms associated with greater fast food consumption
C2: 1.54 (1.06, 2.25)    

* Data not provided, S significant.

Results presented as Odds Ratio (OR) or Hazards Ratio (HR) and (95% CI), except where indicated by superscripts: beta regression coefficients (± SE), or α mean (±SE).