Table A1.
General characteristics (2012–2015).
| Clinical Diagnosis of Depression | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | p-Value | |
| Participants | 348 (64.74) | 198 (36.26) | |
| Age, y | 45.95 (12.93) | 47.12 (12.03) | 0.2978 |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 61 (17.53) | 36 (18.18) | 0.9074 |
| Female | 287 (82.47) | 162 (81.82) | |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 23.39 (3.40) | 24.24 (3.91) | 0.0083 |
| Educational level | |||
| Elementary or less | 67 (19.25) | 47 (23.74) | 0.2216 |
| Junior high school | 52 (14.94) | 34 (17.17) | |
| High school | 135 (38.79) | 78 (39.39) | |
| College or more | 94 (27.01) | 39 (19.70) | |
| Household income | |||
| Q1 (lowest) | 43 (12.50) | 63 (32.14) | <0.0001 |
| Q2 | 99 (28.78) | 57 (29.08) | |
| Q3 | 111 (32.27) | 37 (18.88) | |
| Q4 (highest) | 91 (26.45) | 39 (19.90) | |
| Smoking status | |||
| No | 295 (84.77) | 156 (78.79) | 0.0794 |
| Yes | 53 (15.23) | 42 (21.21) | |
| Drinking status | |||
| No | 211 (60.63) | 122 (61.62) | 0.8554 |
| Yes | 137 (39.37) | 76 (38.38) | |
| Physical activity | |||
| No | 229 (65.99) | 134 (67.68) | 0.7066 |
| Yes | 118 (34.01) | 64 (32.32) | |
| Health status | |||
| Excellent | 5 (1.44) | 1 (0.51) | <0.0001 |
| Very good | 50 (14.37) | 14 (7.07) | |
| Good | 204 (58.62) | 88 (44.44) | |
| Fair | 81 (23.28) | 72 (36.36) | |
| Poor | 81 (23.28) | 72 (36.36) | |
| Energy intake, kcal/d | 1793.90 (638.50) | 1605.80 (635.30) | 0.0011 |
| Crude fiber, g/d | 5.62 (2.23) | 5.03 (2.28) | 0.0030 |
| Cereal fiber, g/d | 5.23 (2.24) | 4.71 (2.34) | 0.0103 |
| Vegetable fiber, g/d | 5.15 (1.95) | 4.61 (2.02) | 0.0021 |
| Fruit fiber, g/d | 2.53 (2.32) | 2.16 (2.10) | 0.0627 |
| Seaweed fiber, g/d | 0.83 (0.64) | 0.70 (0.62) | 0.0290 |
| Mushroom fiber, g/d | 0.08 (0.07) | 0.06 (0.06) | 0.0193 |
BMI, body mass index. All values are n (%) or mean (SD). Statistical significance based on t-test, chi-squared test, or Fisher’s exact test.