Can Following Paleolithic and Mediterranean Diets Reduce the Risk of Stress, Anxiety, and Depression: A Cross-Sectional Study on Iranian Women

Table 3

Dietary intakes of study participants across the tertiles of MD scores.

Variable	MD			value
	T1; 132	T2; 147	T3; 156
Energy (kcal/d)	1861.11 ± 42.84	2123.02 ± 40.60	2211.85 ± 39.41	<0.001
Nutrients
Protein (g/d)	74.69 ± 1.33	73.35 ± 1.22	76.24 ± 1.20	0.243
Fat (g/d)	77.17 ± 1.19	74.13 ± 1.10	76.41 ± 1.08	0.142
Carbohydrate (g/d)	285.49 ± 2.77	292.63 ± 2.56	288.70 ± 2.51	0.167
Fiber (g/d)	14.74 ± 0.41	16.03 ± 0.38	18.17 ± 0.37	<0.001
Vitamin B6 (mg/d)	1.19 ± 0.02	1.27 ± 0.02	1.45 ± 0.02	<0.001
Folic acid (µg/d)	286.34 ± 7.00	306.11 ± 6.46	336.25 ± 6.34	<0.001
Calcium (mg/d)	1057.13 ± 24.79	1007.04 ± 22.88	1028.24 ± 22.48	0.338
Sodium (mg/d)	6108.79 ± 255.83	5332.74 ± 236.07	4552.06 ± 231.95	<0.001
Magnesium (mg/d)	248.77 ± 4.27	256.44 ± 3.94	280.03 ± 3.87	<0.001
Zinc (mg/d)	8.77 ± 0.26	8.57 ± 0.24	9.32 ± 0.24	0.082
Fe (mg/d)	21.79 ± 1.87	19.83 ± 1.73	23.23 ± 1.70	0.370
Food groups
Grain and starch (g/d)	360.48 ± 9.17	362.80 ± 8.46	320.43 ± 8.31	<0.001
Fruits (g/d)	224.05 ± 15.85	267.35 ± 14.63	326.37 ± 14.37	<0.001
Vegetable (g/d)	246.17 ± 14.75	307.39 ± 13.61	375.90 ± 13.37	<0.001
Nuts (g/d)	8.90 ± 1.08	10.51 ± 1.00	15.33 ± 0.98	<0.001
Red and processed meat (g/d)	43.75 ± 2.61	31.84 ± 2.41	26.94 ± 2.37	<0.001
Fish (g/d)	6.27 ± 1.51	7.95 ± 1.39	13.89 ± 1.37	<0.001
Dairy (g/d)	480.75 ± 18.73	432.85 ± 17.29	444.69 ± 16.98	0.161
Sugar-sweetened beverages (g/d)	20.18 ± 4.00	20.41 ± 3.69	9.69 ± 3.62	0.068

MD, Mediterranean diet. Values are mean ± SE. All values are adjusted for energy intake using ANCOVA.