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/rare | 2-3 times per month | 2-3 times per week | 3 times per week | |
| Number of participants | 26 | 76 | 326 | 222 | | Age (years) | | | | | .408 | Body mass index (kg/m2) | | | | | .330 | Current Smoking habits (%) | 18 | 26 | 15 | 16 | .460 | Education status (years) | | | | | .701 | IPAQ | | | | | .249 | Male gender (%) | 40 | 46 | 47 | 55 | .056 | Hypertension (%) | 51 | 45 | 45 | 45 | .347 | Hypercholesterolemia (%) | 46 | 47 | 48 | 46 | .550 | Diabetes (%) | 22 | 25 | 29 | 29 | .747 | Creatinine Clearance (mL/min) | | | | | .088 | History of Cardiovascular disease (%) | 30 | 20 | 21 | 16 | .526 | Total Cholesterol (mg/dL) | | | | | .911 | HDL-C (mg/dL) | | | | | .596 | LDL-C (mg/dL) | | | | | .870 | Triglycerides (mg/dL) | | | | | .731 | GDS score (0ā15) | | | | | .0001 | MedDietScore (0ā55) | | | | | .0001 |
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Data are expressed as mean Ā± standard deviation.
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