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Table 1 General participant characteristics across tertiles of methyl donor nutrients

From: Associations of dietary methyl donor nutrients with common psychological conditions (depression, anxiety and stress) among reproductive-aged women in Kabul, Afghanistan

Tertiles of methyl donor micronutrients

Variables

T1(n = 145)

 

T2 (n = 137)

 

T3 (139)

 

P-value#

N (%)

Mean ± SD*

N (%)

Mean ± SD

N (%)

Mean ± SD

 

Age (year)

 

32.1 ± 9.2

  

30.5 ± 9.2

  

30.4 ± 8.6

 

0.26

Income ($)

 

188.2 ± 173.8

  

260.5 ± 215.0

  

278.1 ± 212.7

 

< 0.001

Weight (Kg)

 

56.3 ± 9.1

  

58.4 ± 46.4

  

55.8 ± 9.7

 

0.711

BMI (kg/m2)

 

23.5 ± 4.9

  

23.5 ± 6.2

  

23.0 ± 3.7

 

0.651

Waist circumstance (cm)

 

36 ± 14.6

  

36.4 ± 21.7

  

33.0 ± 4.2

 

0.113

Marital status

          

 Single

 Married

 Widowed

24 (22.4)

112 (38.2)

9 (42.9)

  

46 (43.0)

84 (28.7)

7 (33.3)

  

37 (34.6)

97 (33.1)

5 (23.8)

  

0.020

Education level > high school

31 (1.3)

  

44 (32.1)

  

53 (38.1)

  

0.028

Settlement area

          

East

West

North

South

26 (24.8)

79 (75.2)

20 (18.9)

20 (19.0)

  

39 (37.1)

23 (21.9)

37 (34.9)

38 (36.2)

  

40 (38.1)

3 (2.9)

49 (46.2)

47 (44.8)

  

< 0.001

Illness history

          

Diabetes

4 (28.6)

  

4 (28.6)

  

6 (42.9)

  

0.726

Hypertension

17 (51.5)

  

6 (18.2)

  

10 (30.3)

  

0.068

Physical activity

          

Moderat

Intense

118 (34.6)

27 (33.7)

  

108 (31.7)

29 (36.2)

  

115 (33.7)

24 (30.0)

  

0.637

  1. * Number, percentages, mean values and standard deviation, n = 421 are presented. The values mean ± standard deviation (SD) were obtained from one way ANOVAs.
  2. #P-values were obtained from Chi-Square tests.