Association between eating alone and depressive symptom in elders: a cross-sectional study

Abstract

[...]1,393 out of 9,361 participants were excluded, among whom 33 reported no answer to questions of depression or eating arrangement, and 1,360 were considered as cognitive impairment. [...]our data were drawn form a study of health aging instead of a panel research of eating arrangement and depression. [...]details of eating arrangement such as who are the companions and information of other potential confounder such as social support are not available.