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.