Diet Quality and Health Service Utilization for Depression: A Prospective Investigation of Adults in Alberta's Tomorrow Project.

ABSTRACT: Depression is a leading cause of disability and economic burden worldwide. Primary prevention strategies are urgently needed. We examined the association of diet quality with depression in a large provincial cohort of adults. A past year food frequency questionnaire was completed by Alberta's Tomorrow Project (ATP) participants enrolled between 2000-2008 (n = 25,016; average age 50.4 years) and used to calculate Healthy Eating Index-Canada (HEI-C) 2015 scores. The number of physician visits for depression 2000-2015 was obtained via linkage with administrative health records. Negative binomial regression models assessed the relationship between HEI-C 2015 scores and physician visits for depression, adjusting for confounders. Every 10-unit increase in HEI-C 2015 scores was associated with 4.

SUBMITTER: Marozoff S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7468802 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature