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Table 3 The prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress across tertiles of methyl donor nutrients among study participants*

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

Whole population

 

T1(n = 145)

 

T2 (n = 137)

 

T3 (139)

 

P-value**

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

 

Depression

332 (78.9)

 

123 (37.0)

 

102 (30.7)

 

107 (32.2)

 

0.083

Anxiety

342 (81.2)

 

126 (36.8)

 

106 (31.0)

 

110 (32.2)

 

0.091

Stress

314 (74.6)

 

121 (38.5)

 

94 (29.9)

 

99 (31.5)

 

0.009

  1. *values refer to numbers and percentages, n = 421
  2. **P-values were obtained from Chi-Square tests.