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

Table 4

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

Variable	PD			value
	T1; 152	T2; 132	T3; 151
Energy (kcal/d)	1951.86 ± 40.99	2122.32 ± 43.98	2158.75 ± 41.12	0.001
Nutrients
Protein (g/d)	73.36 ± 1.20	72.57 ± 1.28	78.18 ± 1.20	0.002
Fat (g/d)	78.11 ± 1.08	76.21 ± 1.15	73.32 ± 1.08	0.008
Carbohydrate (g/d)	282.20 ± 2.51	290.51 ± 2.67	294.67 ± 2.51	0.002
Fiber (g/d)	13.69 ± 0.34	16.10 ± 0.36	19.41 ± 0.34	<0.001
Vitamin B6 (mg/d)	1.18 ± 0.02	1.28 ± 0.02	1.47 ± 0.02	<0.001
Folic acid (µg/d)	273.59 ± 6.00	304.05 ± 6.38	354.50 ± 5.99	<0.001
Calcium (mg/d)	983.66 ± 22.50	1021.27 ± 23.92	1083.83 ± 22.44	0.007
Sodium (mg/d)	5820.35 ± 236.33	5368.66 ± 251.31	4682.37 ± 235.77	0.003
Magnesium (mg/d)	239.53 ± 3.64	256.67 ± 3.87	290.93 ± 3.63	<0.001
Zinc (mg/d)	8.52 ± 0.24	8.55 ± 0.25	9.60 ± 0.24	0.002
Fe (mg/d)	19.33 ± 1.71	21.03 ± 1.82	24.51 ± 1.70	0.096
Food groups
Grain and starch (g/d)	374.68 ± 8.35	345.34 ± 8.88	320.30 ± 8.33	<0.001
Fruits (g/d)	192.94 ± 13.88	283.18 ± 14.76	351.54 ± 13.85	<0.001
Vegetable (g/d)	228.92 ± 12.37	283.31 ± 13.15	424.70 ± 12.34	<0.001
Nuts (g/d)	9.29 ± 1.00	12.08 ± 1.07	13.94 ± 1.00	0.005
Red and processed meat (g/d)	41.74 ± 2.40	31.27 ± 2.55	27.73 ± 2.40	<0.001
Fish (g/d)	7.01 ± 1.39	8.23 ± 1.47	13.31 ± 1.38	0.004
Dairy (g/d)	438.58 ± 17.20	457.20 ± 18.30	459.89 ± 17.16	0.643
Sugar-sweetened beverages (g/d)	29.04 ± 3.59	15.71 ± 3.82	4.55 ± 3.58	<0.001

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