Research Article

Relationship between Maternal Mood Disorders and Dietary Intake of 3-Year-Olds

Table 5

Energy and food intake of three-year-old children of mothers, with and without mood disorders, and of those with and without friends with whom they can talk about childbirth and childcare.

(g)Without mood disorder (n = 559) valuebWith mood disorder (n = 361) valueb
With supportWithout supportWith supportWithout support
(n = 357)(n = 202)(n = 158)(n = 203)
(Mean ± SE)(Mean ± SE)(Mean ± SE)(Mean ± SE)

Energy (kcal)1406.0 ± 18.21387.2 ± 24.20.5371440.6 ± 25.61365.7 ± 22.60.029
Cereals308.5 ± 4.2302.3 ± 5.60.373295.2 ± 6.1323.2 ± 5.40.001
Potatoes and starches22.1 ± 0.824.1 ± 1.00.11521.0 ± 1.122.3 ± 1.00.407
Sugars3.0 ± 0.12.8 ± 0.10.0122.9 ± 0.12.8 ± 0.10.331
Beans38.2 ± 1.336.6 ± 1.70.47735.7 ± 1.835.0 ± 1.50.766
Vegetables156.9 ± 3.8143.5 ± 5.00.033161.0 ± 6.3144.1 ± 5.60.046
Fruit120.9 ± 4.1109.7 ± 5.40.099130.5 ± 6.0113.7 ± 5.30.037
Fish40.0 ± 1.139.0 ± 1.50.61442.7 ± 1.738.6 ± 1.50.070
Meat45.4 ± 1.146.6 ± 1.50.52145.8 ± 1.544.6 ± 1.30.552
Eggs18.8 ± 0.719.3 ± 1.00.72419.3 ± 1.120.0 ± 1.00.671
Dairy240.4 ± 7.3250.6 ± 9.80.402235.4 ± 10.3230.3 ± 9.10.709
Fats and oils8.5 ± 0.29.1 ± 0.20.0328.9 ± 0.29.0 ± 0.20.681
Confectionery34.3 ± 1.033.3 ± 1.30.57335.5 ± 1.532.8 ± 1.30.169
Beverage other than alcohol214.9 ± 8.0197.2 ± 10.60.184210.9 ± 12.1197.9 ± 10.70.422

aK-6 score ≥10. b value was calculated as ANCOVA with the child’s sex and age as covariates. cEach food intake was energy adjusted using the residual model.