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Table 1 Binary logistic regression analysis of the generation of mental stress on female

From: Dietary, physical exercises and mental stress in a Chinese population: a cross-sectional study

Terms

Mental stress, n (%)

Z

P

Adjusted OR (95% CI)*

P*

No

Yes

Cereal crop (day/week)

 0–4

129

712

23.34

< 0.01

1

0.17

 5–7

648

2155

0.85 (0.68–1.07)

Meat (day/week)

 0–4

475

1761

0.02

0.88

–

–

 5–7

302

1106

Fresh vegetables or fruits (day/week)

 0–4

168

1028

56.18

< 0.01

1

< 0.01

 5–7

609

1839

0.71 (0.57–0.87)

 

Fish or aquatic products (day/week)

 0–2

431

1781

11.34

< 0.01

1

0.01

 2–7

346

1086

0.80 (0.67–0.95)

Milk or dairy products (day/week)

  < 1

325

970

17.05

< 0.01

1

0.11

 1–7

452

1897

1.16 (0.97–1.39)

Eggs or their products (day/week)

 0–2

217

938

6.48

0.01

1

0.21

 3–7

560

1929

0.88 (0.72–1.07)

Legumes or their products (day/week)

 0–2

426

1677

3.37

0.07

1

0.92

 3–7

351

1190

1.01 (0.85–1.21)

Dessert (day/week)

 <1

374

1051

33.81

< 0.01

1

0.38

 1–7

403

1816

1.08 (0.90–1.30)

Fried food (day/week)

 <1

577

1649

72.10

< 0.01

1

< 0.01

 1–7

200

1218

1.41 (1.14–1.72)

Pickled or smoked food (day/week)

 <1

482

1684

2.76

0.09

1

0.68

 1–7

295

1183

1.04 (0.87–1.25)

Nuts (day/week)

 <1

365

1324

0.39

0.82

–

–

 1–7

353

1307

Regular exercise

 No

538

2333

54.14

< 0.01

1

< 0.01

 Yes

239

533

0.64 (0.53–0.77)

Marital status

 Unmarried/single

48

524

67.63

< 0.01

1

< 0.01

 Married

729

2343

0.57 (0.41–0.79)

Age (years)

  ≤ 43

201

1618

228.47

< 0.01

1

< 0.01

  > 43

576

1249

0.37 (0.30–0.44)

Smoking

 None/Former

763

2797

1.11

0.29

1

0.32

 Current

14

70

0.73 (0.39–1.36)

Drinking alcohol

 None/Former

716

2541

7.98

< 0.01

1

0.12

 Current

61

326

1.27 (0.94–1.73)

  1. *: Adjusted for marital status, age, smoking, drinking alcohol and other variables which were significant in the univariate analysis