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Table 1 General characteristics of patients with anxiety disorders and controls

From: Adherence to the MIND diet is inversely associated with odds and severity of anxiety disorders: a case–control study

 

control

(170)

case

(85)

P-value*

Age (year)

33.61 ± 11.23

35.52 ± 12.74

0.220

Weight (kg)

69.31 ± 12.92

68.11 ± 13.36

0.482

Height (cm)

166.21 ± 12.91

165.54 ± 8.85

0.683

BMI (kg/m2)

25.71 ± 12.94

24.72 ± 4.25

0.461

Gender, n (%)

  

0.623

 Male

49 (64.56)

27 (35.44)

 

 Female

121 (67.62)

58 (32.38)

 

Marital Status, n (%)

  

0.281

 Married

80 (63.56)

46 (36.44)

 

 Single

90 (69.87)

39 (30.13)

 

Education Status, n (%)

  

0.373

 Undergraduate

133 (68.91)

60 (31.09)

 

 Diploma

6 (54.54)

5 (45.46)

 

 College education

31 (60.84)

20 (39.16)

 

Alcohol, n (%)

  

0.745

 Yes

14 (70.01)

6 (29.99)

 

 No

156 (66.45)

79 (33.55)

 

Smoke, n (%)

  

0.182

 Yes

23 (57.52)

17 (42.48)

 

 No

147 (68.47)

68 (31.53)

 

Health status n (%)

  

0.501

 Healthy

156 (66.15)

80 (33.95)

 

 Non-healthy

14 (73.71)

5 (26.29)

 

 Past medical history n (%)

   

Healthy

160 (68.14)

75 (31.86)

0.101

 Non-healthy

10 (50.04)

10 (49.96)

 

Dietary supplement use, n (%)

  

0.083

 Yes

105 (70.92)

43 (29.08)

 

 No

65 (60.74)

42 (39.36)

 

Medication use, n (%)

  

0.192

 Yes

21 (77.85)

6 (22.15)

 

 No

149 (65.46)

79 (34.54)

 

Activity level, n (%)

  

0.281

 Low

67 (61.53)

42 (38.47)

 

 Moderate

64 (71.98)

25 (28.02)

 

 High

39 (68.45)

18 (31.55)

 
  1. Values are based on mean ± standard deviation or reported percentage
  2. Chi-2 test for categorical variables and Student t test for continuous variables have been used
  3. BMI body mass index, Kg/m2 kilogram/meter, cm centimeter, n number
  4. *P value less than 0.05 was considered significant