Table 4: The evaluation of the relation between energy, macronutrients, dietary fibre intake and mental well being.

Variables

SWEMBS score

Quartile 1

(n = 224)

Quartile 2

(n = 209)

Quartile 3

(n = 251)

Quartile 4

(n = 234)

Total

(n = 918)

p*

Energy (kcal)

2448 ± 71.56

2317 ± 58.57

2421 ± 74.68

2493 ± 86.75

2422 ± 37.26

0.415

Carbohydrates (%)

36.9 ± 0.40

35.6 ± 0.50

36.2 ± 0.40

36.5 ± 0.39

36.3 ± 0.21

0.155

Protein (%)

14.7 ± 0.17

15.3 ± 0.20

14.8 ± 0.17

15.2 ± 0.21

15.0 ± 0.10

0.082

Fat (%)

48.3 ± 0.40

49.1 ± 0.54

49.1 ± 0.40

48.3 ± 0.39

48.7 ± 0.22

0.345

Dietary fibre (g/d)

35.8 ± 1.03

33.7 ± 0.87

33.9 ± 0.99

35.6 ± 1.27

34.7 ± 0.53

0.359

Fatty acids (g/d)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total PUFA

28.1 ± 1.00

27.3 ± 1.08

28.3 ± 1.03

29.0 ± 1.19

28.2 ± 0.54

0.734

Total n-6 PUFA

24.3 ± 0.86

23.6 ± 0.92

24.5 ± 0.89

25.2 ± 1.04

24.4 ± 0.47

0.714

Linoleic acid

24.1 ± 0.85

23.4 ± 0.92

24.3 ± 0.88

25.0 ± 1.03

24.2 ± 0.46

0.720

Arachidonic acid

0.1 ± 0.01

0.2 ± 0.01

0.2 ± 0.01

0.2 ± 0.01

0.2 ± 0.01

0.406

Total n-3 PUFA

3.7 ± 0.15

3.7 ± 0.16

3.8 ± 0.15

3.9 ± 0.16

3.8 ± 0.08

0.848

α-linolenic acid

3.2 ± 0.12

3.2 ± 0.15

3.3 ± 0.13

3.3 ± 0.14

3.3 ± 0.07

0.945

EPA

0.1 ± 0.00

0.1 ± 0.00

0.1 ± 0.00

0.1 ± 0.01

0.1 ± 0.00

0.045*

DPA

0.1 ± 0.01

0.1 ± 0.00

0.1 ± 0.00

0.1 ± 0.01

0.1 ± 0.00

0.112

DHA

0.2 ± 0.01

0.2 ± 0.01

0.2 ± 0.01

0.2 ± 0.01

0.2 ± 0.01

0.260

Values are expressed as means and standard error (M ± SE) for continuous variables or as number and percentage (n (%)) for categorical variables.

PUFA: Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid; EPA: Eicosapentaenonic Acid; DPA: Docosapentaenoic Acid; DHA: Docosahexaenoic Acid; N: Omega.

*One Way ANOVA, p < 0.05.