Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations of lifestyle factors with depressive symptoms in ≥53-year old Taiwanese — Results of an 8-year cohort study

Tea consumption and the risk of depression: A meta-analysis of observational studies

“…In addition, we searched the reference lists of relevant original papers and review articles, and identified one additional article (Hintikka et al, 2005) that met the inclusion criteria. The article by Tsai et al (2013) reported the risk estimate of a prospective cohort study and a cross-sectional study respectively, and it was treated as two separate reports. In addition, the article by Wang (2012) reported the risk estimate of the city and the rural respectively, and it was also treated as two separate reports.…”

“…In total, the meta-analysis of higher level of tea consumption with depression risk included 11 articles with 13 independent reports. But in the dose-response analysis, three articles (Ruusunen et al, 2010;Tsai et al, 2013;Wang, 2012) with five reports were excluded for fewer than three categories of tea computation, and, therefore, eight independent reports were left in the dose-response analysis. Table 1 and Table 2 show the information extracted from all included studies.…”

Longitudinal association between habitual physical activity and depressive symptoms in older people

“…Lifestyle factors have been associated with depressive symptoms in older people. Previous studies have shown that diet quality, tea consumption, and smoking were associated with depressive symptoms. Physical activity is also effective in preventing depressive symptoms.…”

Behavioral protective factors of increased depressive symptoms in community‐dwelling older adults: A prospective cohort study

“…Risk factors reported to be associated with depressive symptoms include female gender, low socioeconomic status, chronic somatic illness, cognitive impairment, functional impairment, a lack or loss of social contact, and stressful life events . Lifestyle factors have also been observed to be associated with depressive symptoms, such as smoking and sedentary behavior . Lifestyle modification has recently been proposed as a safe and low‐cost option for preventive efforts of depressive symptoms .…”