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Table 1 Characteristics of the subjects based on the tertile of PUFAs intake (N = 402)

From: The association between polyunsaturated fatty acids and depression among Iranian postgraduate students in Malaysia

Variables

T1

T2

T3

P

 

(N = 134)

(N = 134)

(N = 134)

 

Depression Symptoms, %

38.1

23.9

29.1

0.038

Living in Campus, %

41.0

47.0

38.8

0.372

Current Smoking, %

7.5

10.4

9.0

0.693

Former Smoking, %

4.5

4.5

3.0

0.771

Married, %

44.0

56.7

54.5

0.085

Close Friends

6.00 (4.50)

7.00 (5.00)

7.86 (5.5)

0.124

PUFAs (g/day)

7.18 ± 2.12

12.67 ± 1.73

27.84 ± 10.85

0.000

SFAs (g/day)

12.03 ± 6.20

17.92 ± 7.49

32.51 ± 17.72

0.000

MUFAs (g/day)

10.86 ± 4.09

17.43 ± 6.15

34.00 ± 19.95

0.000

Age (y)

32.32 ± 6.00

32.69 ± 6.44

32.60 ± 6.17

0.879

BMI (kg/m2)

24.06 ± 3.77

24.52 ± 4.72

24.40 ± 4.23

0.669

Sex, Female/Male

45.0/54.5

36.6/63.4

47.0/53.0

0.175

Studying (y)

20.12 ± 2.11

20.45 ± 2.35

20.53 ± 2.50

0.311

Monthly Expenses ($)

761.10 ± 500.60

922.04 ± 447.94

970.67 ± 489 ± 61

0.001

  1. T = Tertile; y = Year; SFAs = Saturated fatty acids; MUFAs = Monounsaturated fatty acids; PUFAs = Polyunsaturated fatty acids; BMI = Body mass index.