Table 1 General characteristics of participants according to quartiles of low carbohydrate diet score
From: The relation between low carbohydrate diet score and psychological disorders among Iranian adults
Quartiles of LCD score | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | All | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | p value |
Age (year) | ||||||
20–29 | 1470 (21%) | 350 (23.80%) | 362 (24.60%) | 391 (26.60%) | 367 (25.00%) | 0.96 |
30–39 | 1482 (21.20%) | 353 (23.80%) | 364 (24.60%) | 387 (26.10%) | 378 (25.50%) | |
40–49 | 1513 (21.70%) | 365 (24.10%) | 356 (23.50%) | 408 (27%) | 384 (25.40%) | |
50–59 | 1352 (19.40%) | 329 (24.30%) | 349 (25.80%) | 345 (25.50%) | 329 (24.30%) | |
60–69 | 1169 (16.70%) | 279 (23.90%) | 291 (24.90%) | 326 (27.90%) | 237 (23.40%) | |
Gender | ||||||
Male | 3520 (50.40%) | 863 (24.50%) | 898 (25.50%) | 912 (25.90%) | 847 (24.10%) | 0.11 |
Female | 3465 (49.60%) | 809 (23.30%) | 824 (23.80%) | 942 (27.20%) | 890 (25.70%) | |
Education | ||||||
Lower than high school | 1697 (24.40%) | 399 (23.50%) | 398 (23.50%) | 463 (27.30%) | 437 (25.80%) | 0.20 |
High school | 1993 (28.60%) | 492 (24.70%) | 502 (25.20%) | 533 (26.70%) | 466 (23.40%) | |
Diploma and associated diploma | 2149 (30.90%) | 522 (24.30%) | 530 (24.70%) | 576 (26.80%) | 521 (24.20%) | |
Bachelors | 925 (13.30%) | 210 (22.70%) | 242 (26.20%) | 222 (24%) | 251 (27.10%) | |
Masters and higher | 196 (2.80%) | 50 (25.50%) | 35 (17.90%) | 55 (28.10%) | 56 (28.60%) | |
Smoking status | ||||||
Never smoker | 5976 (87.60%) | 1424 (23.80%) | 1453(24.30%) | 1603(26.80%) | 1496 (25%) | 0.48 |
Current smoker | 737 (10.80%) | 179 (24.30%) | 198 (26.90%) | 176 (23.90%) | 184 (25%) | |
Ex-smoker | 110 (1.60%) | 29 (26.40%) | 28 (25.50%) | 31 (28.20%) | 22 (20%) | |
Marriage status | ||||||
Single | 821 (11.80%) | 192 (23.40%) | 200 (24.40%) | 220 (26.80%) | 209 (25.50%) | 0.72 |
Married | 5904 (84.90%) | 1428 (24.20%) | 1451(24.60%) | 1562 (26.5%) | 1463 (24.8%) | |
Widowed or divorced | 232 (3.30%) | 45 (19.40%) | 57 (24.60%) | 70 (30.20%) | 60 (25.90%) | |
Psychological health status | ||||||
Depression | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.63 |
Yes | 549 (8.10%) | 137 (25%) | 141 (25.70%) | 133 (24.20%) | 138 (25.10%) | |
No | 6233 (91.90%) | 1486 (23.80%) | 1528(24.50%) | 1664(26.70%) | 1555(24.90%) | Â |
Anxiety | Â | 0.79 | ||||
Yes | 714 (10.5%) | 175 (24.50%) | 178 (24.90%) | 178 (24.90%) | 183 (25.60%) | |
No | 6068 (89.50%) | 1448 (23.90%) | 1491(24.60%) | 1619(26.70%) | 1510(24.90%) | |
Stress | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.14 |
Yes | 221 (3.30%) | 43 (19.50%) | 60 (27.10%) | 52 (23.50%) | 66 (23.90%) | |
No | 6561 (96.70%) | 1580 (24.10%) | 1609(24.50%) | 1745(26.60%) | 1627(24.80%) | |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 26.71 (23.50–30.02) | 26.71 (23.41–29.97) | 26.58 (23.50–30.11) | 26.84 (23.55–30.07) | 26.63 (23.52–29.90) | 0.76 |
Physical activity level (Met/min/week) | 719.75 (229.5–1222.68) | 693.00 (243.25–1222.50) | 700.00 (217.75–1242.50) | 719.75 (236.50–1205.00) | 719.75 (246.43–1200.00) | 0.97 |