The Association between Dietary Patterns and Depressive Symptoms in Chinese Adults
Table 3
Characteristics according to tertile categories of dietary pattern scores.
Vegetables-fruits pattern
Trend 1
Traditional Chinese pattern
Trend 1
Pastry-fruits pattern
Trend 1
Animal food pattern
Trend 1
Low
Middle
High
Low
Middle
High
Low
Middle
High
Low
Middle
High
Age (years)
0.645
0.890
0.249
0.269
BMI (kg/m2)
0.865
0.191
0.015
0.082
Sex
Male
61.4
38.9
50.0
0.132
53.4
42.2
54.5
0.880
48.9
46.7
54.5
0.452
40.9
43.3
65.9
0.001
Female
38.6
61.1
50.0
46.6
57.8
45.5
51.1
53.3
45.5
59.1
56.7
34.1
Educational background
≤9 years
48.9
51.1
50.0
0.880
53.4
55.6
40.9
0.098
69.3
48.9
31.8
<0.001
53.4
50.0
46.6
0.367
>9 years
51.1
48.9
50.0
46.6
44.4
59.1
30.7
51.1
68.2
46.6
50.0
53.4
Marital status
Married
86.4
90.0
90.0
0.334
89.8
86.7
90.9
0.809
90.9
91.1
85.2
0.227
88.6
92.2
86.4
0.629
Single
13.6
10.0
9.1
10.2
13.3
9.1
9.1
8.9
14.8
11.4
7.8
13.6
Afternoon nap
Yes
54.5
45.6
51.1
0.652
44.3
45.6
61.4
0.024
45.5
50.0
55.7
0.176
48.9
47.8
54.5
0.452
No
45.5
54.4
48.9
55.7
54.4
38.6
54.5
50.0
44.3
51.1
52.2
45.5
Drinking status
Yes
45.5
41.1
28.4
0.020
36.4
41.1
37.5
0.877
31.8
41.1
42.0
0.164
31.8
34.4
48.9
0.020
No
54.5
58.9
71.6
63.6
58.9
62.5
68.2
58.9
58.0
68.2
65.6
51.1
Smoking status
Current smoker
22.7
15.6
13.6
0.242
22.7
13.3
15.9
0.329
18.2
16.7
17.0
0.205
12.5
13.3
26.1
0.003
Former smoker
10.2
12.2
14.8
10.2
14.4
12.5
18.2
13.3
5.7
11.4
7.8
18.2
Never smoker
67.0
72.2
71.6
67.0
72.2
71.6
63.6
70.0
77.3
76.1
78.9
55.7
1On the basis of linear regression analysis for continuous variables and the Mantel–Haenszel test for categorical variables, the ordinal numbers 1-3 were assigned to the tertile category of each dietary pattern.
