Proinflammatory dietary pattern and depression risk in older adults: prospective analyses from the Seniors-ENRICA studies

Background & aimsOnly a few studies have assessed the association between a proinflammatory diet and the risk of depression in older adults, and they have rendered weak results. The present study analysed the association between the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) and incident self-reported dia...

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Authors: Ortola , Rosario, Rodríguez Artalejo, Fernando, Fernández Rodríguez, Rubén, Banegas , José R, López García, Esther, Bizzozero Peroni, Bruno, Martínez Vizcaíno, Vicente José Anastasio, Eumann Mesas, Arthur
Format: article
Publication Date:2022
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
Repository:RUIdeRA. Repositorio Institucional de la UCLM
OAI Identifier:oai:ruidera.uclm.es:10578/46983
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2022.10.007
https://hdl.handle.net/10578/46983
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Dietary inflammatory index
Health behaviour
Mental health
Older age
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Summary:Background & aimsOnly a few studies have assessed the association between a proinflammatory diet and the risk of depression in older adults, and they have rendered weak results. The present study analysed the association between the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) and incident self-reported diagnosis or symptoms of depression in two cohorts of community-dwelling older adults in Spain.MethodsWe used data from the Seniors-ENRICA-I (SE-I) and Seniors-ENRICA-II (SE-II) cohorts. In both cohorts, the baseline DII was calculated from habitual food consumption estimated with a validated computer-based diet history. The incidence of both physician self-reported diagnosis of depression and mild-to-major depressive symptoms (=3 on the 10-item Geriatric Depression Scale) was analysed. Logistic regression models were adjusted for the main potential confounders, such as sociodemographics, lifestyles, and comorbidities. The results of both cohorts were pooled using a random effects model.ResultsAmong the 1627 participants in SE-I (mean age 71.5 ± 5.5 y, 53.1% women) and the 1579 in SE-II (mean age 71.4 ± 4.2, 46.7% women), 86 (5.3%) and 140 (8.9%) incident cases of depression were identified after a mean 3.2-y and 2.3-y follow-up, respectively. The fully adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval) of incident depression for the highest (the highest proinflammatory diet) versus the lowest quartile of DII was 2.76 (1.25–6.08, p-for-trend = 0.005) in the SE-I, 1.90 (1.04–3.40, p-for-trend = 0.005) in the SE-II and 2.07 (1.01–3.13) in the pooled cohorts. The results were consistent across strata defined by sex, age, physical activity, loneliness/poor social network, and morbidity.