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. 2021 Dec 20;47:206–214. doi: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2021.12.013

Table 2.

Daily food intake according to the presence of anxiety and depression symptoms, COVIDInconfidentes, 2021.

Total (%/95% CI) Anxiety symptoms (%/95% CI)a P-valueb Depression symptoms (%/95% CI)a P-valueb
Fresh/minimally processed foods
Beans 0.702 0.044∗
Daily 72.23 (67.24; 76.73) 73.68 (63.88; 81.59) 60.44 (46.76; 72.67)
Not daily 27.77 (23.27; 32.76) 26.32 (18.41; 36.12) 39.56 (27.33; 53.24)
Nuts 0.405 0.234
Daily 6.62 (3.96; 10.84) 5.00 (2.51; 9.70) 4.13 (1.92; 8.66)
Not daily 93.38 (89.16; 96.04) 95.00 (90.30; 97.49) 95.87 (91.34; 98.08)
Vegetables 0.131 0.005∗
Daily 56.95 (52.44; 61.34) 48.06 (36.04; 60.31) 41.08 (30.72; 53.77)
Not daily 43.05 (38.66; 47.56) 51.94 (39.69; 63.96) 58.20 (46.23; 69.28)
Dark-green vegetables 0.192 0.035∗
Daily 24.03 (19.74; 28.90) 18.77 (13.65; 25.25) 17.11 (11.97; 23.87)
Not daily 75.97 (71.10; 80.26) 81.23 (74.75; 86.35) 82.89 (76.13; 88.03)
Fruits 0.031∗ 0.127
Daily 43.33 (38.33; 48.48) 32.13 (23.45; 42.26) 34.73 (24.60; 46.47)
Not daily 56.67 (51.52; 61.67) 67.87 (57.74; 76.55) 65.27 (53.53; 75.40)
Red meat 0.201 0.031∗
Daily 21.89 (18.27; 25.99) 29.03 (16.96; 45.03) 14.60 (9.72; 21.35)
Not daily 78.11 (74.01; 81.73) 70.97 (54.97; 83.04) 85.40 (78.65; 90.28)
Chicken 0.098 0.314
Daily 10.84 (7.47; 15.46) 18.78 (7.73; 38.95) 14.65 (8.51; 24.06)
Not daily 89.16 (84.54; 92.53) 81.22 (61.05; 92.27) 85.35 (75.94; 91.49)
Fish 0.429 0.979
Daily 0.84 (0.33; 2.12) 1.34 (0.42; 4.22) 0.86 (0.25; 2.93)
Not daily 99.16 (97.88; 99.67) 98.66 (95.78; 99.58) 99.14 (97.07; 99.75)
Eggs 0.311 0.597
Daily 17.45 (14.27; 21.16) 20.33 (13.86; 28.82) 19.34 (13.06; 27.67)
Not daily 82.55 (78.84; 85.73) 79.67 (71.18; 86.14) 80.66 (72.33; 86.94)
Ultra-processed foods
Soft drinks or artificial juice 0.047∗ 0.110
Daily 20.32 (16.32; 25.01) 31.39 (18.87; 47.37) 29.60 (18.00; 44.59)
Not daily 79.68 (74.99; 83.68) 68.61 (52.63; 81.13) 70.40 (55.41; 82.00)
Chocolate drink or flavored yogurt 0.208 0.764
Daily 7.68 (5.44; 10.73) 5.67 (3.34; 9.45) 6.99 (3.74; 12.70)
Not daily 92.32 (89.27; 94.56) 94.33 (90.55; 96.66) 93.01 (87.30; 96.26)
Package cookie 0.098 0.184
Daily 20.06 (16.12; 24.69) 25.71 (18.13; 35.10) 25.41 (18.01; 34.56)
Not daily 79.94 (75.31; 83.88) 74.29 (64.90; 81.87) 74.59 (65.44; 81.99)
Package snack 0.174 0.082
Daily 0.87 (0.45; 1.68) 1.62 (0.57; 4.51) 2.13 (0.66; 6.66)
Not daily 99.13 (98.32; 99.55) 98.38 (95.49; 99.43) 97.87 (93.34; 99.34)
Noodles or instant soups 0.014∗ 0.017∗
Daily 1.24 (0.70; 2.19) 3.14 (1.31; 7.35) 3.65 (1.35; 9.50)
Not daily 98.76 (97.81; 99.30) 96.86 (92.65; 98.69) 96.35 (90.50; 98.65)
Processed meat 0.409 0.892
Daily 2.82 (1.93; 4.08) 2.14 (0.98; 4.63) 2.97 (1.26; 6.83)
Not daily 97.18 (95.92; 98.07) 97.86 (95.37; 99.02) 97.03 (93.17; 98.74)
Frozen products 0.364 0.836
Daily 1.45 (0.44; 4.69) 0.80 (0.31; 2.01) 1.72 (0.46; 6.13)
Not daily 98.55 (95.31; 99.56) 99.20 (97.99; 99.69) 98.28 (93.87; 99.54)
Sweet bread 0.068 0.134
Daily 10.37 (7.93; 13.45) 13.79 (9.22; 20.12) 13.97 (9.36; 20.35)
Not daily 89.63 (86.55; 92.07) 86.21 (79.88; 90.78) 86.03 (79.65; 90.64)
Sweets 0.125 0.432
Daily 7.97 (5.31; 11.80) 10.94 (6.64; 17.51) 9.82 (5.78; 16.21)
Not daily 92.03 (88.20; 94.69) 89.06 (82.49; 93.36) 90.18 (83.79; 94.22)

∗ P-values < 0.05.

a

Proportion and 95% confidence interval (95% CI)

b

Probability values.