Tea Consumption and Depression from Follow Up in the Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Experimental evidence suggest that tea polyphenols have anti-depressant effect and tea consumption may reduce the risk and severity of depression. We investigated whether tea consumption was associated with changes in depressive symptoms over time among Asian older adults.

Design

Population-based prospective cohort study with mean 4 years of follow up.

Setting

Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Study (SLAS) of community-living older persons.

Participants

3177 participants overall (mean age 67 years) and 3004 participants who were depression-free at baseline.

Measurements

Baseline tea consumption which include Chinese (black, oolong or green) tea or Western (mixed with milk) tea and change in Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) measure of depression. I

SUBMITTER: Ng TP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12280573 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature