. 2019 Apr 13;59(3):1031–1041. doi: 10.1007/s00394-019-01964-z

Table 2.

Odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) for the association between 11-year change in AHEI-2010 score between 1991/1993 and 2002/2004 and the recurrent depressive symptoms (DepS) over 13 years of follow-up

11-year change in AHEI-2010^a	n	OR	95% CI
Maintaining a high AHEI-2010^a score	1584	0.81	0.65–1.00
vs. maintaining a low AHEI-2010^a score	1651	1	Ref.
Improving AHEI-2010^a score	788	0.84	0.65–1.09
vs. maintaining a low AHEI-2010^a score	1651	1	Ref.
Decreasing AHEI-2010^a score	681	1.34	1.02–1.75
vs. maintaining a high AHEI-2010^a score	1584	1	rEf.

Models were adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, marital status, socio-economic status, smoking habits, physical activity, total energy intake, heart diseases, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, HDL cholesterol, Body Mass Index, cognitive impairment

Maintaining a high score: both scores of 1991/94 and 2002/04 ≥ median score (58)

Maintaining a low score: both scores of 1991/94 and 2002/04 < median score (58)

Improving score: score of 1991/94 < median score (58) and score of 2002/04 ≥ median score (58)

Decreasing score: score of 1991/94 ≥ median score (58) and score of 2002/04 < median score (58)

^aAHEI-2010 Alternate Healthy Eating Index of 2010