Table 3.
Description of dietary patterns in young people with first episode psychosis.
| Percent of energy intake | Recommended servings/day* | Mean intake servings/day (SD) | Statistical test ** | Percent of participants meeting national nutrition recommendations (11). | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male (n = 22) | Females (n = 13) | |||||
| FOOD GROUPS | ||||||||
| Grain foods | 33 | 6 | 6 | 7.1 (3.8) | 7.4 (3.8) | t(92) = 2.5, p = 0.013 | 19% choosing predominantly wholegrain | |
| Protein-based foods | 17 | 3 | 2.5 | 4.0 (3.2) | 3.2 (1.9) | t(92) = 2.8, p = 0.009 | ||
| Dairy and alternatives | 6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.8 (1.5) | 1.6 (1.2) | t(92) = −6.5, p < 0.001*** | 27% | |
| Vegetables | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2.6 (1.8) | 3.3 (1.8) | t(92) = −13.4, p < 0.001*** | 14% | |
| Fruit | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1.8 (2.2) | 1.5 (1.2) | t(92) = 1.6, p = 0.103 | 39% | |
| Oils/spreads | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2.0 (1.3) | 1.8 (1.5) | t(92) = −14.9, p < 0.001*** | 28% | |
| Discretionary foods | 31 | 0–3 | 0–2.5 | 7.6 (6.6) | 4.8 (3.3) | t(92) = 6.4, p < 0.001*** | 27% | |
*
Recommended serves per day including serving sizes are described in the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating (11).
**
Mean intake of all participants compared to recommended serves/day.
***
Statistically significant after applying Bonferroni correction, with statistical significance set at p < 0.007.