The relationship between dietary patterns and depression mediated by serum levels of Folate and vitamin B12

BMC Psychiatry

Table 1 Comparison of quantitative variables between depressed groups (cases) and control groups

Quantitative variables	Controls	Cases	P-value
Energy (Kcal) ^b	2634 ± 69	2887 ± 112	0.06
Years of education^b	12.2 ± 0.3	11.2 ± 0.46	0.04
Birth rank^b	2.9 ± 0.12	3.07 ± 0.19	0.4
Family Number^b	3.7 ± 0.15	3.8 ± 0.08	0.2
Cigarette use (No./week)^b	8.2 ± 2.8	2.6 ± 1.6	0.09
Hookah use (times/week) ^b	0.4 ± 0.22	0.08 ± 0.02	0.6
Physical activity (MET-hr/d) ^a	38.6 ± 0.33	36.9 ± 0.52	0.007
BMI (kg/m²) ^a	26.4 ± 0.49	26.4 ± 0.37	0.9
Anxiety score^a	7.2 ± 0.43	20.6 ± 0.96	0.001

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