Cardiology Research and Practice

Research Article

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

Table 2

Demographic, behavioral, and clinical characteristics, by fish consumption frequency.
Fish consumption
Never/rare2-3 times per month2-3 times per week > = 3 times per week š‘ƒ
Number of participants2676326222
Age (years) 7 5 . 5 Ā± 7 . 5 7 5 . 5 Ā± 6 7 6 Ā± 6 . 5 7 5 Ā± 6 . 5 .408
Body mass index (kg/m2) 2 7 . 3 Ā± 4 . 6 2 7 . 9 Ā± 4 . 5 2 8 Ā± 4 . 2 2 8 . 5 Ā± 4 . 5 .330
Current Smoking habits (%)18261516.460
Education status (years) 6 . 8 Ā± 3 . 6 7 . 5 Ā± 3 . 6 8 Ā± 3 . 6 8 Ā± 3 . 5 .701
IPAQ 1 . 9 6 Ā± 0 . 6 1 . 9 6 Ā± 0 . 6 2 Ā± 0 . 6 2 . 2 Ā± 0 . 6 .249
Male gender (%)40464755.056
Hypertension (%)51454545.347
Hypercholesterolemia (%)46474846.550
Diabetes (%)22252929.747
Creatinine Clearance (mL/min) 7 0 . 3 Ā± 1 8 7 0 Ā± 2 2 6 6 Ā± 2 0 7 1 Ā± 2 2 .088
History of Cardiovascular disease (%)30202116.526
Total Cholesterol (mg/dL) 1 9 5 Ā± 3 5 1 9 5 Ā± 4 0 1 9 8 Ā± 4 0 1 9 5 Ā± 4 0 .911
HDL-C (mg/dL) 4 5 Ā± 8 4 7 Ā± 1 3 4 6 Ā± 1 0 4 6 Ā± 1 0 .596
LDL-C (mg/dL) 1 2 6 . 5 Ā± 3 1 . 5 1 2 1 Ā± 3 3 1 2 3 Ā± 3 4 1 2 4 Ā± 3 3 .870
Triglycerides (mg/dL) 1 5 0 Ā± 7 0 1 3 4 Ā± 6 3 1 3 7 Ā± 7 0 1 4 7 Ā± 6 5 .731
GDS score (0ā€“15) 5 . 6 Ā± 3 . 5 5 Ā± 3 . 3 4 . 1 Ā± 3 . 5 3 . 2 Ā± 2 . 8 .0001
MedDietScore (0ā€“55) 3 2 Ā± 4 . 2 3 5 . 6 Ā± 3 . 6 3 7 . 6 Ā± 2 . 6 3 9 . 4 Ā± 2 . 2 .0001
Data are expressed as mean Ā± standard deviation.