Longitudinal associations between fish consumption and depression in young adults Smith, Kylie J., Sanderson, Kristy, McNaughton, Sarah A., Gall, Seana L., Dwyer, Terry and Venn, Alison J. 2014, Longitudinal associations between fish consumption and depression in young adults, American Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 179, no. 10, pp. 1228-1235, doi: 10.1093/aje/kwu050. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads mcnaughton-longitudinal-post-2014.pdf Accepted version application/pdf 306.46KB 51 Title Longitudinal associations between fish consumption and depression in young adults Author(s) Smith, Kylie J. Sanderson, Kristy McNaughton, Sarah A. orcid.org/0000-0001-5936-9820 Gall, Seana L. Dwyer, Terry Venn, Alison J. Journal name American Journal of Epidemiology Volume number 179 Issue number 10 Start page 1228 End page 1235 Total pages 8 Publisher Oxford University Press Place of publication Cary, N.C. Publication date 2014 ISSN 0002-9262 Keyword(s) depression depressive disorders diet fish longitudinal studies Summary Few studies have examined longitudinal associations between fish consumption and depression; none have defined depression using a diagnostic tool. We investigated whether fish consumption was associated with fewer new depression episodes in a national study of Australian adults. In 2004–2006, 1,386 adults aged 26–36 years (38% males) completed a 127-item (9 fish items) food frequency questionnaire. Fish intake was examined continuously (times/week) and dichotomously (reference group: <2 times/week). During 2009–2011, the lifetime version of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview was administered by telephone. New episodes of major depression/dysthymic disorder (since baseline) were defined using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition. During follow-up, 160 (18.8%) women and 70 (13.1%) men experienced depression. For women, each additional weekly serving of fish consumed at baseline decreased the risk of having a new depressive episode by 6% (adjusted relative risk = 0.94, 95% confidence interval: 0.87, 1.01). Women who ate fish ≥2 times/week at baseline had a 25% lower risk of depression during follow-up than those who ate fish <2 times/week (adjusted relative risk = 0.75, 95% confidence interval: 0.57, 0.99). Reverse causation was also suggested but appeared to be restricted to persons with recent depression. Fish consumption was not associated with depression in men. These findings provide further evidence that fish consumption may be beneficial for women's mental health. Language eng DOI 10.1093/aje/kwu050 Field of Research 111199 Nutrition and Dietetics not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 920499 Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health) not elsewhere classified HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Grant ID NHMRC 211316 NHMRC 544923 Copyright notice ©2014, The Authors Free to Read? Yes Free to Read Start Date 2016-01-01 Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30065449 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 21 Aug 2014, 12:50:23 EST Thu, 21 Aug 2014, 13:18:45 EST Thu, 21 Aug 2014, 13:30:39 EST Thu, 21 Aug 2014, 15:48:58 EST Tue, 09 Dec 2014, 13:32:29 EST Thu, 16 Feb 2017, 08:26:39 EST Thu, 16 Feb 2017, 08:28:26 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 26 times in TR Web of Science Cited 23 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 281 Abstract Views, 49 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 21 Aug 2014, 12:50:13 EST by Jane Moschetti

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