J Nutr Health.  2014 Feb;47(1):67-76.

A study on dietary habits and food intakes in adults aged 50 or older according to depression status

• Lee S
• Kim Y
• Seo S
• Cho MS

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study was conducted in order to analyze the dietary habits and food intake status according to the prevalence of depression in adults.
METHODS
A total of 496 subjects, 224 men and 272 women aged 50 to 100 years were recruited from more than 13 cities in Korea. The questionnaires consisted of general characteristics, dietary life status, food intakes, the mean mini dietary assessment and satisfaction with food-related life questionnaire of the subjects to ask according to the degree of depression. Depression status was evaluated according to the Korean form of the Geriatric Depression Scale (K-GDS).
RESULTS
All subjects were divided into depression or normal groups; the prevalence of depression was 13.8% (male) and 23.9% (female). People aged 65 or older were more likely to have higher prevalence of depression and to be bereaved. People in the depression group had poor appetite, almost never dined-out, and ate alone. The food intake of miscellaneous cereals, beans, tofu, chicken/duck meat, cabbage, carrot/amber, fungi, apple, pear, strawberry, grapes, and banana was significantly higher in the normal group compared with the depression group. In particular, significantly higher intake of vegetables and fruits was observed in the normal group. In addition, subjects in the depression group ate more fatty meat and were more dissatisfied with food-related life than those in the normal group.
CONCLUSION
The results of this study imply that the prevalence of depression may affect the dietary habits, food intake, and dietary behaviors in the older adult population.

Keyword

adult; depression; dietary habit; food intake; dietary behavior

MeSH Terms

Adult*
Appetite
Brassica
Edible Grain
Depression*
Eating
Fabaceae
Female
Food Habits*
Fragaria
Fruit
Fungi
Humans
Korea
Male
Meat
Musa
Prevalence
Pyrus
Surveys and Questionnaires
Soy Foods
Vegetables
Vitis

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