Table 2

Baseline daily food consumption and nutrient intake of subjects self-reporting depression, anxiety or insomnia, and all three or none of the symptoms.

Depressed mood
(n = 4314)
 Anxiety
(n = 6498)
 Insomnia
(n = 5550)
 All three symptoms
(n = 1670)
 No symptoms
(n = 19116)

Mean
 SD
 Mean
 SD
 Mean
 SD
 Mean
 SD
 Mean
 SD
Fish (g)
 39.3
 30.2
 39.9
 30.2
 40.1
 30.3
 40.3
 32.9
 39.3
 29.8
Milk (g)
 212
 315
 203
 316
 226
 321
 219
 325
 220
 322
Coffee (ml)
 595
 374
 601
 372
 567
 364
 583
 382
 609
 349
Meat (g)
 78.0
 38.4
 80.2
 38.8
 77.6
 38.6
 78.0
 37.8
 78.6
 37.2
Vegetables (g)
 256
 103
 264
 104
 253
 104
 255
 106
 263
 101
Margarine (g)
 11.5
 21.1
 11.5
 20.8
 10.7
 20.3
 11.8
 21.3
 10.2
 19.8
Carbohydrate (g)
 308
 97.7
 309
 96.8
 300
 96.7
 304
 97.6
 303
 94.0
Protein (g)
 105
 30.6
 105
 30.2
 103
 31.2
 105
 31.6
 103
 28.9
Fat (g)
 125
 41.8
 125
 41.8
 123
 42.2
 125
 43.4
 122
 40.6
Sugar (g)
 38.5
 27.5
 38.3
 28.0
 36.9
 26.7
 37.7
 27.6
 38.1
 26.5
Lysine (g)
 6.42
 1.97
 6.44
 1.95
 6.37
 2.01
 6.44
 2.04
 6.30
 1.86
Serine (g)
 4.12
 1.31
 4.27
 1.30
 4.22
 1.33
 4.28
 1.35
 4.18
 1.24
Tryptophan (g)
 1.28
 0.38
 1.29
 0.38
 1.27
 0.39
 1.29
 0.40
 1.26
 0.36
Omega-3 fatty acids (total) (g)
 2.21
 0.93
 2.24
 0.92
 2.16
 0.92
 2.23
 0.97
 2.14
 0.87
Omega-3 fatty acids (from fish) (g)
 0.47
 0.28
 0.48
 0.29
 0.48
 2.89
 0.49
 0.30
 0.46
 0.28
Omega-3 fatty acids (from vegetables) (g)
 1.77
 0.82
 1.79
 0.80
 1.70
 0.80
 1.77
 0.86
 1.70
 0.77
Omega-6 fatty acids (g)
 10.12
 6.82
 10.14
 6.70
 9.70
 6.65
 10.17
 7.05
 9.44
 6.31
Omega-6/omega-3 ratio
 4.47
 2.00
 4.45
 2.01
 4.41
 2.03
 4.50
 2.30
 4.34
 1.85
Folic acid (μg)
 342
 106
 344
 105
 335
 106
 340
 107
 336
 103
Vitamin D (μg)
 5.59
 3.21
 5.65
 3.18
 5.60
 3.18
 5.72
 3.23
 5.45
 3.08

Hakkarainen et al. Nutrition Journal 2004 3:14   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-3-14