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Dietary omega-3 fatty acids and depression in a community sample Jacka, F. N., Pasco, J. A., Henry, M. J., Kotowicz, M. A., Nicholson, G. C. and Berk, M. 2004, Dietary omega-3 fatty acids and depression in a community sample, Nutritional neuroscience, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 101-106. Title Dietary omega-3 fatty acids and depression in a community sample Author(s) Jacka, F. N. Pasco, J. A. Henry, M. J. Kotowicz, M. A. Nicholson, G. C. Berk, M. Journal name Nutritional neuroscience Volume number 7 Issue number 2 Start page 101 End page 106 Publisher Maney Publishing Place of publication London, England Publication date 2004-04 ISSN 1028-415X 1476-8305 Keyword(s) depression diet fatty acid fish omega-3 mood Summary To evaluate the association between omega-3 polyunsaturated essential fatty acids and depression, data regarding prevalence rates of self-reported depression and median daily dietary intakes of these fatty acids were obtained from an age-stratified, population-based sample of women (n = 755; 23-97 year) in the Barwon Statistical Division of south-eastern Australia. A self-report questionnaire based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-IV criteria was utilised to determine 12-month prevalence rates of depression in this sample, and data from biennial food frequency questionnaires examining seafood and fish oil consumption over a 6-year period were examined. Differences in median dietary intakes of omega-3 fatty acids between the depressed and nondepressed cohorts were analysed and results were adjusted for age, weight and smoking status. No significant differences in median intakes were identified between the two groups of women (median, interquartile range; depressed = 0.09g/day, 0.04-0.18 versus nondepressed = 0.11 g/day, 0.05-0.22, p = 0.3), although overall average intakes of omega-3 fatty acids were lower than recommended and rates of depression within this sample higher than expected, based on previous data. Further research that takes into account ratios of omega-6 to omega-3 polyunsaturated essential fatty acids, as well as other dietary sources of omega-3 fatty acids, is warranted. Language eng Field of Research 119999 Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970111 Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Related work DU:30042980 Copyright notice ©2004, Taylor & Francis Ltd Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30033163 Document type: Journal Article Collection: School of Medicine Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Link to Related Work Dietary selenium intake and major depressive disorder Journal Article (deposited 23-06-2011) Geelong Osteoporosis Study Health Database Data Collection (deposited 06-03-2012) Clinical implications of the cytokine hypothesis of depression: the association between use of statins and aspirin and the risk of major depression Journal Article (deposited 03-03-2011) The distribution and characteristic of depressive and anxiety disorders in Australian women Conference Paper (deposited 23-06-2011) The distribution and characteristics of depressive and anxiety disorders in Australian women Journal Article (deposited 23-06-2011) Leptin in depressed women : cross sectional and longitudinal data from an epidemiologic study Journal Article (deposited 23-06-2011) Depression and bone mineral density in a community sample of perimenopausal women : The Geelong Osteoporosis Study Conference Paper (deposited 22-06-2011) Bone mineral density and depression in premenopausal women Conference Paper (deposited 23-06-2011) Diet quality is associated with the common mental disorders Journal Article (deposited 23-06-2011) SSRI use and bone mineral density in women with affective disorders : Geelong Osteoporosis Study (GOS) Journal Article (deposited 23-06-2011) The association of high sensitivity C-reactive protein levels with major depression : a ten-year longitudinal study. 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