Sociodemographic characteristics of the sample (N = 154)
| Characteristics | N or % |
|---|---|
| Total recorded participants | 154 |
| Male (%)/female (%) | 36.4/63.6 |
| Mean age in years ± SD | 71 ± 8.1 |
| Nationality | |
| Hellenic/other (in %) | 98.8/1.2 |
| Member of open day-care centre (in %) | |
| Gerakas/ Rafina-Pikermi /Anthousa/Pallini | 25.3/33.1/27.3/14.3 |
| Educational level (in %) | |
| Low (1–6 years)/Medium (7–12 years)/High (> 12 years) | 26.6/43.5/29.8 |
| Financial level (individual a month) (in%) | |
| < 500 Ε/500–1000 Ε/1000–2000 Ε/> 2000 | 18.8/51.3/27.3/2.6 |
| Marital status | |
| Married/Not married/Divorced/Widowed (in %) | 68.2/3.9/5.2/22.7 |
| Children | |
| Yes/No (in %) | 94.8/5.2 |
| Frequency of visiting open day-care centres (in %) | |
| > 1 monthly/> 1 weekly/almost daily | 13.6/60.4/26.0 |
| Co-morbidity | |
| Yes/ No (in %) | 66.4/33.6 |
Associations between co-morbidities and Geriatric Depression Scale-15 (GDS-15), Mediterranean Diet Score (MDS) and Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS)
| Co-morbidities | GDS-15 | MDS | AIS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headache | |||
| Pearson Correlation | -0.088 | 0.074 | -0.203 |
| Sig (2-tailed) | 0.280 | 0.359 | 0.012 |
| N | 154 | 154 | 154 |
| Musculoskeletal disorders | |||
| Pearson Correlation | -0.180 | 0.048 | -0.146 |
| Sig (2-tailed) | 0.026 | 0.552 | 0.071 |
| N | 154 | 154 | 154 |
| Anxiety | |||
| Pearson Correlation | -0.285 | 0.140 | -0.176 |
| Sig (2-tailed) | 0.000 | 0.083 | 0.029 |
| N | 154 | 154 | 154 |
| Respiratory problems | |||
| Pearson Correlation | 0.267 | 0.048 | 0.140 |
| Sig (2-tailed) | 0.001 | 0.555 | 0.084 |
| N | 154 | 154 | 154 |
| Depression (diagnosed by physician) | |||
| Pearson Correlation | -0.478 | 0.170 | -0.271 |
| Sig (2-tailed) | 0.000 | 0.035 | 0.001 |
| N | 154 | 154 | 154 |
Logistic Regression analysis results of Mediterranean Diet Score components (MDS) and Depression as a dependent variable diagnosed by a physician
| B | S.E. | Wald | df | Sig. | Exp(B) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vegetables | -0.223 | 0.135 | 2.752 | 1 | 0.097 | 0.800 |
| poultry | -0.448 | 0.179 | 6.305 | 1 | 0.012 | 0.639 |
| alcohol | -0.328 | 0.090 | 13.196 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.720 |
| Constant | 1.993 | 0.857 | 5.406 | 1 | 0.020 | 7.337 |