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- Title
Daily tea drinking is associated with a low level of depressive symptoms in the Finnish general population.
- Authors
Hintikka, Jukka; Tolmunen, Tommi; Honkalampi, Kirsi; Haatainen, Kaisa; Koivumaa-Honkanen, Heli; Tanskanen, Antti; Viinamäki, Heimo
- Abstract
Tea drinking has been suggested to be beneficial in neurodegenerative diseases where depressive mood is a common symptom. Nevertheless, it is not known whether there are any associations between tea drinking and depression in general populations. In this study we investigated these associations in a sample of the Finnish general population (n = 2011) using a postal questionnaire and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Those who reported drinking tea daily were less depressed than the others. They had a lower mean BDI score and also a lower prevalence of depression. None of those whose daily tea intake was five cups or more had depression. Several potential confounding factors were included in the final sex- and age-adjusted multivariate logistic regression model which suggested that those who drink tea daily may have a significantly reduced risk of being depressed (adjusted odds ratio 0.47, 95% confidence interval 0.27-0.83). In conclusion, an inverse relationship between daily tea drinking and the risk of being depressed was found in a relatively large general population sample. Nevertheless, the underlying mechanisms are unresolved and further studies are needed.
- Publication
European journal of epidemiology, 2005, Vol 20, Issue 4, p359
- ISSN
0393-2990
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10654-005-0148-2