Table 1 General characteristics of study participants among different categories of Beck depression score
From: Association between dietary behaviors and depression in adolescent girls
Variables | Depression | P-value†| |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No depression/ Minimal | Mild | Moderate | Severe | ||
Age (year) | 14.57 ± 1.53 | 14.54 ± 1.49 | 14.61 ± 1.61 | 14.43 ± 1.44 | 0.926 |
Menstruation, yes (%) | 90.7 | 89.7 | 92.1 | 97.5 | 0.452 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 21.36 ± 4.33 | 20.77 ± 3.87 | 21.10 ± 5.02 | 20.63 ± 2.93 | 0.386 |
Physical activity (MET.h/week) | 45.53 ± 3.41 | 45.23 ± 3.59 | 45.78 ± 4.34 | 46.17 ± 4.03 | 0.419 |
Energy intake (Kcal) | 2707.43 ± 824.25 | 2678.64 ± 844.90 | 2719.93 ± 879.48 | 2873.27 ± 844.48 | 0.680 |
Academic degree of father (%) | |||||
 Illiterate | 39.4 | 43 | 49.1 | 37.5 | 0.114 |
 Under diploma | 52 | 51.4 | 45.6 | 45 | |
 Academic education | 8.6 | 15.7 | 5.3 | 17.5 | |
Academic degree of mother (%) | |||||
 Illiterate | 48.5 | 49.7 | 53 | 52.5 | 0.203 |
 Under diploma | 44.8 | 46.9 | 44.3 | 35 | |
 Academic education | 6.6 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 12.5 | |