OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between depressive symptoms and fast-food intake in midlife women. METHODS: Data were analyzed from a cross-sectional study of 626 women aged 45-54 years conducted from 2000 to 2004 in Baltimore, Maryland. The presence of depressive symptoms was measured using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression scale and defined as a score of 16 or greater. The frequency of fast-food intake was assessed using self-reported questionnaire data, and was categorized as "at least weekly", "at least monthly, but less than weekly" and "less than monthly". RESULTS: Approximately 25% of the study sample reported depressive symptoms; 14% consumed fast-food "at least weekly," and 27% at least monthly, but less than weekly with depressive symptoms had significantly greater odds of reporting higher fast-food intake (confounder-adjusted odds ratio: 1.54; 95% confidence interval: 1.06-2.25). Other covariates associated with a higher frequency of fast-food intake included black race and body mass index >/=30 kg/m(2). CONCLUSIONS: Findings from this study indicate that the presence of depressive symptoms is positively associated with fast-food intake in midlife women. These results may have important health implications given that both depression and dietary consumption patterns are risk factors for a number of diseases.
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机译：目的：探讨中年妇女抑郁症状与快餐摄入之间的关系。方法：从2000年至2004年在马里兰州巴尔的摩对626名年龄在45-54岁的女性进行的横断面研究中分析了数据。使用流行病学研究中心的抑郁量表对抑郁症状的存在进行了测量，并定义为16分或更高。使用自我报告的调查表数据评估了快餐摄入的频率，并将其分为“至少每周一次”，“至少每月一次但少于每周一次”和“少于每月一次”。结果：约有25％的研究样本报告有抑郁症状。 14％的人“至少每周一次”食用快餐，而至少每月一次的人消费27％，但少于每周一次有抑郁症状的人报告更高的快餐摄入率的机率要高得多（混杂因素调整后的优势比：1.54; 95％的置信区间：1.06-2.25）。与快餐摄入频率较高相关的其他协变量包括黑人种族和体重指数> / = 30 kg / m（2）。结论：这项研究的结果表明，抑郁症状的存在与中年妇女的快餐摄入量正相关。鉴于抑郁症和饮食消费模式都是许多疾病的危险因素，这些结果可能对健康产生重要影响。
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