OBJECTIVES: This study had the objective of analyzing the association between nutritional deficit and the presence of depression among community-dwelling elderly people. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: Population of elderly people living in one district of a city in southern Brazil. PARTICIPANTS: The subjects were 267 individuals aged 60 to 74 years who did not present any significant functional incapacity. MEASURES: Nutritional deficit was considered to be present if the individuals were classified as malnourished or at nutritional risk by means of the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA). Depression was identified as regular use of antidepressives or scores higher than 5 points on the Geriatric Depression Scale. RESULTS: A majority of the elderly individuals were female (59.9%). Nutritional deficit was identified in 58 elderly people (21.7%) and depression in 65 (24.3%). Nutritional deficit presented a significant association with depression, even after adjusting for control variables such as low schooling, low socioeconomic level, and smoking (OR = 4.38; 95% CI: 2.23-8.64; P < .001). CONCLUSIONS: The results showed that there was an independent association between nutritional deficit and depression in this population of elderly people, which emphasizes the importance of early identification of depression among individuals with nutritional disorders.
OBJECTIVES: This study had the objective of analyzing the association between nutritional deficit and the presence of depression among community-dwelling elderly people. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: Population of elderly people living in one district of a city in southern Brazil. PARTICIPANTS: The subjects were 267 individuals aged 60 to 74 years who did not present any significant functional incapacity. MEASURES: Nutritional deficit was considered to be present if the individuals were classified as malnourished or at nutritional risk by means of the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA). Depression was identified as regular use of antidepressives or scores higher than 5 points on the Geriatric Depression Scale. RESULTS: A majority of the elderly individuals were female (59.9%). Nutritional deficit was identified in 58 elderly people (21.7%) and depression in 65 (24.3%). Nutritional deficit presented a significant association with depression, even after adjusting for control variables such as low schooling, low socioeconomic level, and smoking (OR = 4.38; 95% CI: 2.23-8.64; P < .001). CONCLUSIONS: The results showed that there was an independent association between nutritional deficit and depression in this population of elderly people, which emphasizes the importance of early identification of depression among individuals with nutritional disorders.
Authors: Greg F Pereira; Cynthia M Bulik; Mark A Weaver; Wesley C Holland; Timothy F Platts-Mills Journal: Ann Emerg Med Date: 2014-08-13 Impact factor: 5.721
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