Table 2.
Frequency of food consumption and diet quality according to mental status among adults from all three survey periods (n = 60,624) (SNHS 2006, SNHS 2011/2012 and SNHS 2017).
| Variables | People without Common Mental Disorders n = 48,079 (%) |
People with Common Mental Disorders n = 12,545 (%) |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency of bread/grains consumption |
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| Never or hardly ever | 859 (1.79%) | 329 (2.62%) | <0.001 |
| <1 a week | 663 (1.38%) | 248 (1.98%) | |
| 1–2 a week | 1575 (3.27%) | 440 (3.51%) | |
| ≥3 times a week, but not daily | 3044 (6.33%) | 816 (6.50%) | |
| Daily | 41,938 (87.23%) | 10,712 (85.39%) | |
| Frequency of vegetable consumption |
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| Never or hardly ever | 582 (1.21%) | 227 (1.81%) | <0.001 |
| <1 a week | 1160 (2.41%) | 358 (2.85%) | |
| 1–2 a week | 6318 (13.14%) | 1714 (13.66%) | |
| ≥3 times a week, but not daily | 18,491 (38.46%) | 4335 (34.56%) | |
| Daily | 21,528 (44.78%) | 5911 (47.12%) | |
| Frequency of fruit consumption | |||
| Never or hardly ever | 1462 (3.04%) | 549 (4.38%) | <0.001 |
| <1 a week | 1434 (2.98%) | 463 (3.69%) | |
| 1–2 a week | 4140 (8.61%) | 1166 (9.29%) | |
| ≥3 times a week, but not daily | 8131 (16.91%) | 1883 (15.01%) | |
| Daily | 32,912 (68.46%) | 8484 (67.63%) | |
| Frequency of consumption of dairy products | |||
| Never or hardly ever | 1072 (2.23%) | 373 (2.97%) | <0.001 |
| <1 a week | 684 (1.42%) | 185 (1.48%) | |
| 1–2 a week | 1389 (2.89%) | 417 (3.32%) | |
| ≥3 times a week, but not daily | 3012 (6.26%) | 751 (5.99%) | |
| Daily | 41,922 (87.20%) | 10,819 (86.24%) | |
| Frequency of meat consumption | |||
| Never or hardly ever | 580 (1.21%) | 254 (2.03%) | <0.001 |
| <1 a week | 1107 (2.30%) | 483 (3.85%) | |
| 1–2 a week | 13,089 (27.22%) | 3942 (31.42%) | |
| ≥3 times a week, but not daily | 27,718 (57.65%) | 6496 (51.78%) | |
| Daily | 5585 (11.62%) | 1370 (10.92%) | |
| Frequency of consumption of legumes | |||
| Never or hardly ever | 1163 (2.42%) | 455 (3.63%) | <0.001 |
| <1 a week | 5200 (10.81%) | 1452 (11.57%) | |
| 1–2 a week | 29,361 (61.07%) | 7233 (57.66%) | |
| ≥3 times a week, but not daily | 11,515 (23.95%) | 3132 (24.97%) | |
| Daily | 840 (1.75%) | 273 (2.17%) | |
| Frequency of consumption of cold meats and cuts | |||
| Never or hardly ever | 6314 (13.13%) | 2387 (19.03%) | <0.001 |
| <1 a week | 8871 (18.45%) | 2612 (20.82%) | |
| 1–2 a week | 14,190 (29.52%) | 3515 (28.02%) | |
| ≥3 times a week, but not daily | 12,002 (24.96%) | 2480 (19.77%) | |
| Daily | 6702 (13.94%) | 1551 (12.36%) | |
| Frequency of consumption of sweets | |||
| Never or hardly ever | 8181 (17.01%) | 2626 (20.93%) | <0.001 |
| <1 a week | 7905 (16.44%) | 2094 (16.69%) | |
| 1–2 a week | 9663 (20.10%) | 2220 (17.70%) | |
| ≥3 times a week, but not daily | 7542 (15.69%) | 1699 (13.54%) | |
| Daily | 14,788 (30.76%) | 3906 (31.14%) | |
| Frequency of consumption of soft drinks with sugar | |||
| Never or hardly ever | 23,519 (48.92%) | 6945 (55.36%) | <0.001 |
| <1 a week | 8676 (18.05%) | 1894 (15.10%) | |
| 1–2 a week | 6940 (14.43%) | 1387 (11.05%) | |
| ≥3 times a week, but not daily | 3832 (7.97%) | 883 (7.04%) | |
| Daily | 5112 (10.63%) | 1436 (11.45%) | |
| Diet quality | |||
| Poor diet quality | 1130 (2.35%) | 354 (2.82%) | <0.001 |
| Moderate diet quality | 30,878 (64.22%) | 7639 (60.89%) | |
| Good diet quality | 16,071 (33.43%) | 4552 (36.29%) |