Can Following Paleolithic and Mediterranean Diets Reduce the Risk of Stress, Anxiety, and Depression: A Cross-Sectional Study on Iranian Women
Table 5
Mean of mental health scores across tertiles of PD and MD scores.
Variable
PD
valued
MD
value
T1 152
T2 132
T3 151
T1 132
T2 147
T3 156
Depression
Crude
13.01 ± 0.80c
9.54 ± 0.86
5.41 ± 0.81
<0.001
13.27 ± 0.87
8.83 ± 0.83
6.44 ± 0.80
<0.001
Model 1a
13.42 ± 0.79
9.57 ± 0.84
4.97 ± 0.79
<0.001
13.99 ± 0.87
8.61 ± 0.80
6.04 ± 0.79
<0.001
Model 2b
13.30 ± 0.79
9.42 ± 0.84
5.20 ± 0.79
<0.001
13.88 ± 0.87
8.52 ± 0.80
6.21 ± 0.79
<0.001
Anxiety
Crude
11.17 ± 0.70
9.01 ± 0.76
5.40 ± 0.71
<0.001
11.13 ± 0.76
8.72 ± 0.72
6.10 ± 0.70
<0.001
Model 1
11.47 ± 0.70
9.07 ± 0.74
5.04 ± 0.69
<0.001
11.71 ± 0.77
8.56 ± 0.71
5.76 ± 0.70
<0.001
Model 2
11.41 ± 0.71
9.03 ± 0.75
5.09 ± 0.71
<0.001
11.65 ± 0.77
8.49 ± 0.71
5.85 ± 0.70
<0.001
Stress
Crude
18.26 ± 0.75
14.40 ± 0.81
10.50 ± 0.76
<0.001
18.15 ± 0.82
14.09 ± 0.78
11.51 ± 0.76
<0.001
Model 1
18.52 ± 0.75
14.51 ± 0.79
10.14 ± 0.74
<0.001
18.70 ± 0.83
13.94 ± 0.76
11.18 ± 0.75
<0.001
Model 2
18.49 ± 0.75
14.38 ± 0.80
10.22 ± 0.75
<0.001
18.60 ± 0.83
13.81 ± 0.77
11.35 ± 0.75
<0.001
PD, Paleolithic diet; MD, Mediterranean diet. a Adjusted for BMI, age, and energy intake. b Additionally adjusted for socioeconomic status, physical activity, marriage status, educational status, and supplement use. c These values are mean ± SE. d Using ANCOVA.
