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Table 2 Adjusted meansaof diet quality scores stratified by cohorts (BiDirect Study)

From: Associations between depression subtypes, depression severity and diet quality: cross-sectional findings from the BiDirect Study

 

BiDirect cohorts

p

 

Population-based controls

Patients with depression

Total sample(n = 1660)

n = 820

n = 840

 

Model 1 b

14.7 (14.5 - 15.0)

14.6 (14.3 - 14.8)

0.44

Model 2 c

14.2 (13.8 - 14.7)

14.5 (14.2 - 14.9)

0.22

Sensitivity analysisd(n = 1511)

n = 671

n = 840

 

Model 1 b

14.9 (14.6 - 15.1)

14.6 (14.3 - 14.8)

0.13

Model 2 c

14.4 (13.9 - 14.8)

14.5 (14.1 - 14.9)

0.64

  1. aAdjusted means (95% confidence interval) were obtained and group differences were tested using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA).
  2. bModel 1 adjusted for age and sex.
  3. cModel 2 further adjusted for marital status, education, job status, smoking status, body mass index, physical activity, comorbidities, and antidepressant intake.
  4. dAfter exclusion of controls with present depressive symptoms indicated by CES-D ≥16 (n = 149).
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BMC Psychiatry

ISSN: 1471-244X

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