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Table 4 Multivariate adjusted means for GAD-7 score across tertiles of MIND

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

 

Tertiles of MIND (range)

    

T1 (1.5,6.5)

T2 (7, 9)

T3 (9.5, 13)

P1

P2

P3

P4

GAD-7 score

12.46 ± 3.89

4.31 ± 2.06

4.33 ± 2.06

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

  1. P value less than 0.05 was considered significant
  2. Values are based on mean ± standard deviation
  3. P values derived from Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA)
  4. P1: crude model
  5. P2: adjusted for age, sex, and energy intake
  6. P3: additionally, adjusted for marital status, education, medicine use, vitamin supplements use, smoking status, alcohol consumption, physical activity, health status, and past medical history
  7. P4: additionally, adjusted for BMI
  8. Subjects in the first tertile of MIND had MIND score between (1.5,6.5); second tertile: between (7, 9); third tertile: between (9.5, 13)
  9. MIND: Mediterranean-DASH diet Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay