Prevalence and Factors Associated with Undernutrition among Adults with Major Depressive Disorder in Northwest Ethiopia

Table 3

Individual characteristics related to dietary and behavioral characteristics of respondents with major depressive disorder in University of Gondar Referral Teaching Hospital and Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2015 ().

Variable	Number	Percent
Taking prescribed diet
Yes	56	13.8
No	349	86.2
Food commonly eaten
Injera	311	76.6
Bread/Kita	69	17
Qolo (cereals)	25	6.2
Frequency of meal per day
Two times	135	33.3
Three times	241	59.5
Four times	29	7.2
Taking breakfast
Yes	253	62.5
No	152	37.5
Fruit & vegetable per day
Yes	132	32.6
No	273	67.4
Water or fluid intake/day
<3 litters	282	69.9
3–5 litters	95	23.5
>5 litters	28	6.9
Current smoker
Yes	33	14.6
No	372	85.4
Current use of alcohol
Yes	55	13.6
No	350	86.4
Frequency alcohol use
Once per day	21	38.2
>1 per day	26	47.3
Once per week	8	12.7