Depression and adipose and serum cholesteryl ester polyunsaturated fatty acids in the survivors of the seven countries study population of Crete

• Published in: European journal of clinical nutrition Vol. 60; no. 8; pp. 1016 - 1023
• Main Authors: Mamalakis, G, Jansen, E, Cremers, H, Kiriakakis, M, Tsibinos, G, Kafatos, A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.08.2006; Nature Publishing; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: Adipose tissue; Adipose Tissue - chemistry; Adipose Tissue - metabolism; Adipose tissues; Adult and adolescent clinical studies; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; alpha-Linolenic Acid; alpha-Linolenic Acid - analysis; Analysis; Biological and medical sciences; Biomarkers; Biomarkers - blood; Biomarkers - metabolism; blood; blood lipids; Body fat; Carbonyl compounds; chemistry; Cholesterol; Cholesterol Esters; Cholesterol Esters - blood; Chromatography, Gas; Chromatography, Gas - methods; Clinical Nutrition; Crete; Cross-Sectional Studies; Depression; Depression - blood; Depression - metabolism; Depression, Mental; Diet; Docosahexaenoic Acids; Docosahexaenoic Acids - analysis; Eicosapentaenoic Acid; Eicosapentaenoic Acid - analysis; elderly; elderly nutrition; Epidemiology; Esters; Fatty acids; Fatty Acids, Omega-3; Fatty Acids, Omega-3 - analysis; Gas chromatography; Greece; Greek Seven Countries Study; Humans; Internal Medicine; Linolenic acid; Linolenic acids; Male; Males; Medical research; Medical sciences; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Medicine, Preventive; men; Mental depression; Metabolic Diseases; metabolism; methods; Mood disorders; Nutrition; Oils & fats; Omega-3 fatty acids; original-article; Polyunsaturated fatty acids; Population studies; Preventive health services; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; Public Health; Regression Analysis; Regression models; Risk factors; Crete; Greece; Europe; adipose; psychological; depression; n-3 fatty acids; fish; docosahexaenoic; Mood disorder; Human; Adipose tissue; Nutrition; Psychology; Polyunsaturated fatty acid; Lipids; Depression; Docosahexaenoic acid; n-3 fatty acid; Ester; Population; Serum; Fish

Background: Studies have shown that depression relates to biomarkers of both short- and long-term polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) intake. However, it is not known which of these two biomarkers has the closest relationship to depression. Objective: To examine the relationship of depression with bot...