Table 7. Mean daily nutrient intake between depression group and non-depression group.

Variables	19–29 years		p-value	30–49 years		p-value	50–64 years		p-value*
	Depression Group	Non-Depression Group		Depression Group	Non-Depression Group		Depression Group	Non-Depression Group
	(n = 35)	(n = 274)		(n = 110)	(n = 898)		(n = 134)	(n = 587)
Energy, kcal	2098.2 ± 211.2†	1864.4 ± 64.9	0.279	1757.2 ± 86.8	1809.9 ± 28.1	0.555	1765.7 ± 78.7	1768.8 ± 29.6	0.970
Protein, g	69.3 ± 7.8	68.0 ± 2.7	0.877	61.1 ± 4.9	64.4 ± 1.3	0.503	60.7 ± 4.1	61.9 ± 1.3	0.778
Fat, g	60.3 ± 8.8	52.1 ± 2.7	0.374	44.3 ± 4.3	43.2 ± 1.2	0.788	28.6 ± 2.1	33.4 ± 1.1	0.045
Saturated fatty acid, g	18.9 ± 3.3	16.0 ± 0.9	0.389	13.1 ± 1.2	12.7 ± 0.4	0.733	7.5 ± 0.6	9.2 ± 0.3	0.013
Monounsaturated fatty acid, g	19.7 ± 3.2	16.6 ± 1.0	0.358	14.4 ± 1.5	13.9 ± 0.4	0.735	8.7 ± 0.7	10.1 ± 0.4	0.097
Polyunsaturated fatty acid, g	12.8 ± 1.5	12.3 ± 0.7	0.771	10.4 ± 1.4	10.5 ± 0.3	0.929	8.2 ± 0.7	9.1 ± 0.3	0.259
n-3 fatty acid, g	1.79 ± 0.30	1.50 ± 0.09	0.372	1.63 ± 0.42	1.48 ± 0.07	0.719	1.29 ± 0.11	1.55 ± 0.08	0.033
n-6 fatty acid, g	11.3 ± 1.3	10.9 ± 0.6	0.791	8.8 ± 1.0	9.0 ± 0.3	0.775	7.0 ± 0.6	7.6 ± 0.3	0.363
Carbohydrate, g	291.6 ± 26.4	267.7 ± 8.6	0.368	262.2 ± 11.0	280.7 ± 4.1	0.113	307.6 ± 14.3	300.1 ± 5.3	0.615
Fiber, g	4.87 ± 0.59	5.75 ± 0.40	0.167	5.92 ± 0.44	6.63 ± 0.19	0.145	9.31 ± 0.74	8.78 ± 0.32	0.516
Calcium, mg	459.3 ± 56.3	435.1 ± 17.7	0.686	427.9 ± 30.9	467.1 ± 12.0	0.240	496.6 ± 33.4	481.7 ± 12.9	0.666
Phosphorus, mg	1042.2 ± 105.8	981.9 ± 31.7	0.591	953.3 ± 64.2	1014.5 ± 20.6	0.351	1006.4 ± 56.8	1041.4 ± 20.1	0.540
Iron, mg	14.3 ± 1.6	13.7 ± 0.5	0.691	15.4 ± 1.0	16.0 ± 0.3	0.576	18.1 ± 1.2	17.5 ± 0.4	0.659
Sodium, mg	3812.3 ± 433.3	3372.1 ± 180.1	0.329	3573.1 ± 357.6	3691.9 ± 92.2	0.748	3746.1 ± 287.8	3569.0 ± 131.6	0.560
Potassium, mg	2562.2 ± 250.4	2574.7 ± 74.7	0.962	2616.9 ± 150.5	2746.2 ± 49.8	0.409	3221.6 ± 190.0	3170.8 ± 77.3	0.804
Vitamin A, µgRE	864.4 ± 179.6	570.2 ± 38.9	0.111	687.9 ± 106.6	667.5 ± 23.9	0.856	700.2 ± 65.6	807.2 ± 55.0	0.163
Carotene, µg	3958.4 ± 986.6	2457.2 ± 218.8	0.138	2970.9 ± 334.5	3170.1 ± 130.9	0.595	3780.6 ± 401.8	4109.5 ± 296.0	0.473
Retinol, µg	151.8 ± 34.2	126.0 ± 9.3	0.471	171.5 ± 67.7	108.9 ± 7.4	0.364	59.5 ± 7.7	107.5 ± 24.0	0.082
Thiamin, mg	1.82 ± 0.22	1.78 ± 0.08	0.841	1.84 ± 0.12	1.91 ± 0.03	0.556	2.02 ± 0.16	1.99 ± 0.05	0.858
Riboflavin, mg	1.47 ± 0.17	1.33 ± 0.05	0.432	1.30 ± 0.12	1.30 ± 0.03	0.980	1.19 ± 0.07	1.26 ± 0.03	0.364
Niacin, mg	14.1 ± 1.4	14.7 ± 0.6	0.706	14.4 ± 1.2	14.7 ± 0.3	0.768	13.8 ± 0.9	14.7 ± 0.3	0.337
Vitamin C, mg	81.9 ± 14.7	81.2 ± 6.6	0.969	87.7 ± 11.5	96.4 ± 4.3	0.472	127.9 ± 16.1	129.8 ± 6.6	0.906

^*p-values by general linear model (GLM) after adjusting for age; ^†Mean ± standard error.