Table 3.
Overall diet quality score and food groups’ scores according to mental status of participants (n = 60,624) (SNHS 2006, SNHS 2011/12 and SNHS 2017).
| Variables | People without Common Mental Disorders (n = 48,079) M (SD) |
People with Common Mental Disorders (n = 12,545) M (SD) |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bread/grains consumption (points) | 9.40 (1.85) | 9.25 (2.11) | <0.001 |
| Vegetable consumption (points) | 8.08 (2.14) | 8.06 (2.28) | 0.34 |
| Fruit consumption (points) | 8.62 (2.45) | 8.45 (2.70) | <0.001 |
| Consumption of dairy products (points) | 9.37 (1.94) | 9.28 (2.12) | <0.001 |
| Meat consumption (points) | 7.45 (2.33) | 7.49 (2.46) | 0.10 |
| Consumption of legumes (points) | 8.49 (2.31) | 8.27 (2.51) | <0.001 |
| Consumption of cold meats and cuts (points) | 5.11 (3.08) | 5.60 (3.17) | <0.001 |
| Consumption of sweets (points) | 4.53 (3.71) | 4.76 (3.85) | <0.001 |
| Consumption of soft drinks with sugar (points) | 7.29 (3.36) | 7.50 (3.44) | <0.001 |
| Overall diet quality (points) | 74.96 (10.86) | 75.27 (11.64) | <0.01 |
M = mean; SD = standard deviation.