Table 6.
Percentage of subjects below 75% of EAR 1 for each nutrient according to depression and gender.
| Men | Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depressive | Normal | p-Value 2 | Depressive | Normal | p-Value 2 | |
| Nutrient | (n = 18) | (n = 35) | (n = 21) | (n = 41) | ||
| Energy 3 | 10 (55.6) 4 | 8 (22.9) | 0.017 | 9 (42.9) | 7 (17.1) | 0.028 |
| Protein | 2 (11.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0.044 | 2 (9.5) | 2 (4.9) | 0.481 |
| Vitamin A | 15 (83.3) | 23 (65.7) | 0.177 | 10 (47.6) | 12 (29.3) | 0.153 |
| Thiamin | 1 (5.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0.159 | 2 (9.5) | 1 (2.4) | 0.219 |
| Riboflavin | 5 (27.8) | 3 (8.6) | 0.064 | 5 (23.8) | 1 (2.4) | 0.007 |
| Niacin | 4 (22.2) | 1 (2.9) | 0.022 | 5 (23.8) | 7 (17.1) | 0.525 |
| Vitamin B6 | 3 (16.7) | 2 (5.7) | 0.196 | 5 (23.8) | 4 (9.8) | 0.137 |
| Folic acid | 9 (50.0) | 7 (20.0) | 0.024 | 9 (42.9) | 8 (19.5) | 0.051 |
| Vitamin B12 | 1 (5.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0.159 | 2 (9.5) | 1 (2.4) | 0.219 |
| Vitamin C | 15 (83.3) | 23 (65.7) | 0.177 | 18 (85.7) | 20 (48.8) | 0.005 |
| Calcium | 13 (72.2) | 23 (65.7) | 0.631 | 12 (57.1) | 17 (41.5) | 0.242 |
| Phosphorus | 1 (5.6) | 1 (2.9) | 0.625 | 3 (14.3) | 1 (2.4) | 0.072 |
| Iron | 1 (5.6) | 1 (2.9) | 0.625 | 5 (23.8) | 5 (12.2) | 0.239 |
| Zinc | 3 (16.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0.013 | 4 (19.0) | 5 (12.2) | 0.469 |
1 EAR: estimated average requirement. 2 p values from chi-square test. 3 Estimated energy requirements were used for calculation. 4 N (%).