Table 2.

Folate Intake by Source, and Kilocalories^*

	Total (n=247)	Depression (n= 111)	Comparison (n= 136)	p value†
Energy (kcals)	1727·9 (698·4)	1750·6 (761·5)	1709·4 (644·6)	0 6453
FOLATE (DFEs)‡
Food (natural)	229·6 (92·9)	215·2 (84·4)	241·3 (98·0)	0·0277
Food (fortification)	243·5 (156·1)	239·1 (157·1)	247·1 (155·8)	0·689
Food (total)	473·1 (214·2)	454·3 (208·1)	488·4 (218·6)	0·2137
Supplements	437·0 (432·8)	459·5 (454·1)	418·6 (415·4)	0·4613
Total	910·0 (486·5)	913·7 (511·7)	907·0 (466·8)	0·1209

^*Mean (standard deviation)

^†p value for difference between groups (t-test)

^‡DFEs (dietary folate equivalents) = folate (μg) + [1·7*folic acid(μg)] 15)