Cardiology Research and Practice

Research Article

Fish Consumption Moderates Depressive Symptomatology in Elderly Men and Women from the IKARIA Study

Table 1

Characteristics of the study’s participants.
Men 𝑛 = 3 3 0 Women 𝑁 = 3 4 3 𝑃
Age (years) 7 5 . 3 6 ± 7 7 5 . 5 ± 6 .72
Current smokers (%)2311.001
Education level (years of school) 8 . 6 ± 3 . 6 7 . 3 ± 3 .001
Body mass index (Kg/m2) 2 8 . 0 ± 4 . 0 2 8 . 5 ± 5 .146
Physical inactivity (%)1220.007
Hypertension (%)6975.08
Hypercholesterolemia (%)6269.08
Diabetes mellitus ( 𝑛 , %)3225.05
Waist circumference (cm) 1 0 5 ± 1 1 1 0 2 ± 1 3 .007
Obesity (%)2930.72
Metabolic syndrome (%)5263.007
Cardiovascular disease2319.17
GDS score (0–15) 3 . 2 6 ± 3 4 . 8 ± 3 . 5 .001
MedDietScore (0–55) 3 7 . 9 ± 2 . 8 3 8 ± 3 . 6 .77
Fish consumption (times per week) 2 . 7 ± 2 . 2 1 . 8 7 ± 1 . 5 .001
Alcohol consumption (%)7446.001
Alcohol intake (wine glasses per week) 1 3 ± 1 1 6 . 4 ± 6 .001
Total Cholesterol levels (mg/dL) 1 9 2 ± 4 2 2 0 3 ± 3 9 .001
Glucose levels (mg/dL) 1 1 0 . 2 ± 3 3 1 0 6 ± 3 4 .11
Triglycerides (mg/dL) 1 4 7 . 6 ± 8 7 1 3 2 . 8 ± 5 6 . 2 .01
HDL-C (mg/dL) 4 4 ± 1 0 4 9 . 7 ± 1 1 .001
LDL-C (mg/dL) 1 2 0 . 7 ± 3 3 . 4 1 2 6 . 7 ± 3 2 . 7 .019
Creatinine Clearance (mL) 7 2 . 2 ± 2 2 6 4 . 7 ± 2 0 . 6 .001
Systolic Blood Pressure (mm Hg) 1 4 4 . 3 ± 1 9 . 4 1 4 2 . 8 ± 2 0 . 4 .34
Diastolic Blood Pressure (mm Hg) 8 0 . 3 ± 1 1 . 2 7 8 . 9 ± 1 1 . 6 .14