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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study population in case and control groups

From: Vitamin D deficiency mediates the relationship between dietary patterns and depression: a case–control study

Variables

Depressed patients

Control subjects

p value*

Height (cm)

162.81 ± 8.25

163.36 ± 8.67

0.59

Weight (kg)

69.76 ± 13.94

70.17 ± 14.24

0.8

Age

35.85 ± 10.86

35.69 ± 10.75

0.89

Energy (kcal)

2610 (2122–3293)

2477 (1917–3096)

0.06

Cigarette use

 Yes

11 (10)

12 (5.4)

0.11

 No

98 (89.1)

209 (94.6)

Hookah use

 Yes

6 (5.5)

17 (7.7)

0.46

 No

102 (92.7)

203 (91.9)

Education

 ≤ Diploma

75 (68.2)

132 (59.7)

0.05

 > Diploma

31 (28.2)

89 (40.3)

Family number

 ≤ 2

18 (16.4)

28 (12.7)

0.6

 3–4

68 (61.8)

138 (62.4)

 ≥ 5

24 (21.8)

55 (24.9)

BMI

 ≤ 18.5

3 (2.7)

22 (10)

0.03

 18.5–24.9

48 (43.6)

76 (34.4)

 ≥ 25

56 (50.9)

116 (52.5)

Physical activity

 Mild

67 (60.9)

97 (43.9)

0.007

 Moderate and severe

43 (39.1)

118 (53.4)

Job status

 Housekeeper

66 (60)

99 (44.8)

0.01

 Employee and student

21 (19.1)

80 (36.2)

 Free job

17 (15.5)

34 (15.4)

 Retired

6 (5.5)

8 (3.6)

Life event

 Children event

19 (17.3)

33 (14.9)

< 0.001

 Life event

28 (25.5)

30 (13.6)

 Both

20 (18.2)

17 (7.7)

Children number

 ≤ 2

83 (75.5)

192 (86.9)

0.02

 3–4

23 (20.9)

27 (12.2)

 ≥ 5

4 (3.6)

2 (0.9)

  1. Data were presented as frequencies and percentages for categorical variables and mean ± SD, median (Q1–Q3) for normally and non-normally distributed variables, respectively
  2. *p values calculated by Chi square for categorical values and Independent samples t test or Mann–Whitney test for continuous values