title: Association of higher carbohydrate intake with depressive mood in elderly diabetic women.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The rates of co-morbid depression with elderly diabetes are reportedly high. Although the intake of several nutrients has been suggested to be associated with depressive symptoms, the chronic effects of carbohydrate intake on mood remain unclear. In the current study, the association of the carbohydrate energy/total energy (C/E ratio) and other factors with depressive mood in the diabetic elderly were investigated.
  
  
  METHODS
  The data from elderly diabetics (299 males and 354 females) were analyzed. Single and multiple logistic regression analyses to search for associations with depressive mood, defined by GDS-15 scores of 6 and higher, were performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In women, a higher CE ratio, history of cerebrovascular disease, and lower activities of daily living were statistically significantly associated with depressive mood. In men, the CE ratio was not significantly associated with depressive mood.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A higher CE ratio was significantly associated with depressive mood in elderly diabetic women, but not in men.
authors.affiliation: Department of Geriatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan. umegaki@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Umegaki
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iimuro
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Araki
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakurai
authors.forename: Akihisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iguchi
authors.forename: Yukio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoshimura
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohashi
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ito
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000523:psychology*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000523:psychology*; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002149:Energy Intake; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D015233:Models, Statistical; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012727:Sex Characteristics
chemical_list: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates