Table 4.
Frequency of consumption recommended by the Spanish Society of Community Nutrition according to age groups and mental status (n = 60,624) (SNHS 2006, SNHS 2011/12 and SNHS 2017).
| Frequency of Consumption Recommended by the Spanish Society of Community Nutrition | Type of Food | Age Groups | People with Common Mental Disorders n = 12,545 (%) |
People without Common Mental Disorders n = 48,079 (%) |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily consumption | Bread/grains | Emerging adults (18–24 years old) |
401 (3.74%) | 2384 (5.69%) | <0.001 |
| Young adults (25–44 years old) |
3113 (29.06%) | 14,683 (35.01%) | |||
| Middle-aged adults (45–64 years old) |
3879 (36.21%) | 14,477 (34.52%) | |||
| Older adults (≥65 years old) |
3319 (30.99%) | 10,394 (24.78%) | |||
| Vegetables | Emerging adults (18–24 years old) |
176 (2.98%) | 895 (3.92%) | <0.001 | |
| Young adults (25–44 years old) |
1652 (27.95%) | 6902 (32.06%) | |||
| Middle-aged adults (45–64 years old) |
2250 (38.06%) | 7913 (36.76%) | |||
| Older adults (≥65 years old) |
1833 (31.01%) | 5868 (27.26%) | |||
| Fruit | Emerging adults (18–24 years old) |
220 (2.59%) | 1287 (3.91%) | <0.001 | |
| Young adults (25–44 years old) |
2019 (23.80%) | 10,198 (30.99%) | |||
| Middle-aged adults (45–64 years old) |
3163 (37.28%) | 11,985 (36.41%) | |||
| Older adults (≥65 years old) |
3082 (36.33%) | 9442 (28.69%) | |||
| Dairy products | Emerging adults (18–24 years old) |
440 (4.06%) | 2453 (5.85%) | <0.001 | |
| Young adults (25–44 years old) |
3199 (29.57%) | 15,036 (35.87%) | |||
| Middle-aged adults (45–64 years old) |
3797 (35.10%) | 14,180 (33.82%) | |||
| Older adults (≥65 years old) |
3383 (31.27%) | 10,253 (24.46%) | |||
| 1–2 times a week | Meat | Emerging adults (18–24 years old) |
111 (2.82%) | 559 (4.27%) | <0.001 |
| Young adults (25–44 years old) |
869 (22.04%) | 3746 (28.62%) | |||
| Middle-aged adults (45–64 years old) |
1500 (38.05%) | 4714 (36.02%) | |||
| Older adults (≥65 years old) |
1462 (37.09%) | 4070 (31.09%) | |||
| Legumes | Emerging adults (18–24 years old) |
260 (3.59%) | 1685 (5.74%) | <0.001 | |
| Young adults (25–44 years old) |
2169 (29.99%) | 10,524 (35.84%) | |||
| Middle-aged adults (45–64 years old) |
2674 (36.97%) | 10,211 (34.78%) | |||
| Older adults (≥65 years old) |
2130 (29.45%) | 6941 (23.64%) | |||
| Never or hardly ever | Cold meats and cuts | Emerging adults (18–24 years old) |
60 (2.51%) | 235 (3.72%) | <0.001 |
| Young adults (25–44 years old) |
526 (22.04%) | 1812 (28.70%) | |||
| Middle-aged adults (45–64 years old) |
771 (32.30%) | 2049 (32.45%) | |||
| Older adults (≥65 years old) |
1030 (43.15%) | 2218 (35.13%) | |||
| Sweets | Emerging adults (18–24 years old) |
61 (2.32%) | 254 (3.11%) | <0.001 | |
| Young adults (25–44 years old) |
644 (24.52%) | 2318 (28.33%) | |||
| Middle-aged adults (45–64 years old) |
1007 (38.35%) | 3165 (38.69%) | |||
| Older adults (≥65 years old) |
914 (34.81%) | 2444 (29.87%) | |||
| Soft drinks with sugar | Emerging adults (18–24 years old) |
123 (1.77%) | 517 (2.20%) | <0.001 | |
| Young adults(25–44 years old) | 1384 (19.93%) | 5904 (25.10%) | |||
| Middle-aged adults(45–64 years old) | 2604 (37.49%) | 9056 (38.51%) | |||
| Older adults(≥65 years old) | 2834 (40.81%) | 8042 (34.19%) | |||
| Diet Quality | Age Groups |
People with Common Mental Disorders
n = 12,545 (%) |
People without Common Mental Disorders
n = 48,079 (%) |
p-Value | |
| Poor diet quality | Emerging adults (18–24 years old) |
71 (20.06%) | 299 (26.46%) | 0.04 | |
| Young adults (25–44 years old) |
206 (58.19%) | 636 (56.28%) | |||
| Middle-aged adults (45–64 years old) |
61 (17.23%) | 161 (14.25%) | |||
| Older adults (≥65 years old) |
16 (4.52%) | 34 (3.01%) | |||
| Moderate diet quality | Emerging adults (18–24 years old) |
416 (5.45%) | 2265 (7.34%) | <0.001 | |
| Young adults (25–44 years old) |
2768 (36.24%) | 13,019 (42.16%) | |||
| Middle-aged adults (45–64 years old) |
2637 (34.52%) | 10,032 (32.49%) | |||
| Older adults (≥65 years old) |
1818 (23.80%) | 5562 (18.01%) | |||
| Good diet quality | Emerging adults (18–24 years old) |
46 (1.01%) | 317 (1.97%) | <0.001 | |
| Young adults (25–44 years old) |
817 (17.95%) | 3688 (22.95%) | |||
| Middle-aged adults (45–64 years old) |
1765 (38.77%) | 6175 (38.42%) | |||
| Older adults (≥65 years old) |
1924 (42.27%) | 5891 (36.66%) | |||