Research Article

Relationship between Maternal Mood Disorders and Dietary Intake of 3-Year-Olds

Table 4

Energy and food intake of three-year-old children of mothers, with and without mood disorders, and of those with and without emotional support from their husband and partner.

(g)Without mood disorders (n = 559) valuebWith mood disorders (n = 361) valueb
With supportWithout supportWith supportWithout support
(n = 349)(n = 210)(n = 158)(n = 203)
(mean ± SE)(mean ± SE)(mean ± SE)(mean ± SE)

Energy (kcal)1401.0 ± 18.41396.1 ± 23.70.8711417.8 ± 25.71383.5 ± 22.70.317
Cereals308.2 ± 4.2303.1 ± 5.50.464311.1 ± 6.2310.8 ± 5.50.970
Potatoes and starches22.7 ± 0.823.0 ± 1.00.82523.0 ± 1.120.8 ± 1.00.137
Sugars2.9 ± 0.12.9 ± 0.10.4242.9 ± 0.12.8 ± 0.10.805
Beans37.2 ± 1.338.4 ± 1.70.57836.3 ± 1.834.6 ± 1.50.464
Vegetables156.6 ± 3.8144.5 ± 4.90.052156.8 ± 6.3147.3 ± 5.60.261
Fruit115.3 ± 4.1119.3 ± 5.30.555123.6 ± 6.1119.0 ± 5.40.571
Fish40.2 ± 1.238.7 ± 1.50.44240.6 ± 1.740.3 ± 1.50.916
Meat45.4 ± 1.146.5 ± 1.40.56044.3 ± 1.545.9 ± 1.30.421
Eggs18.7 ± 0.719.5 ± 0.90.50719.3 ± 1.120.0 ± 1.00.671
Dairy246.1 ± 7.4240.7 ± 9.60.653231.9 ± 10.3233.0 ± 9.10.939
Fats and oils8.6 ± 0.28.9 ± 0.20.3748.9 ± 0.29.0 ± 0.20.839
Confectionery34.0 ± 1.033.9 ± 1.30.96432.9 ± 1.534.8 ± 1.30.338
Beverage other than alcohol206.6 ± 8.1212.5 ± 10.40.712186.9 ± 12.0216.6 ± 10.60.065

aK-6 score ≥10. b value was calculated as ANCOVA with the child’s sex and age as covariates. cEach food intake was energy adjusted using the residual model.