Association between fish intake and depressive symptoms among community-living older Chinese adults in Singapore: A cross-sectional study

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 404-407

  Wu, Daxing ^a   Feng, L ^b,c   Gao, Q ^b,c   Li, J L ^d   Rajendran, K S ^d   Wong, J C M ^b,c   Kua, E H ^b,c   Ng, Tze Pin ^b,c  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (Singapore)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Chinese; depressive symptoms; elderly persons; Fish intake

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHINESE; COMMUNITY LIVING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FISH MEAL; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HOUSING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SINGAPORE; SMOKING; SOCIAL ASPECT; VEGETABLE; ANIMAL; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; DIET; DIET THERAPY; ETHNOLOGY; FISH; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AGED; AGING; ANIMALS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DIET; FEMALE; FISHES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; SINGAPORE;

EID: 84944704164     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-015-0590-0     Document Type: Article

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