Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study participants across quartiles of PDI (N = 3153)

From: Association between plant-based diets and depressive symptoms among Chinese middle-aged and older adults

Characteristics

Quartiles of PDI

P value

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

(n = 818)

(n = 685)

(n = 918)

(n = 732)

Female, n (%)

694 (84.8)

603 (88.0)

792 (86.3)

645 (88.1)

0.178

Age, mean (SD), year

62.2 (6.2)

62.2 (6.5)

62.3 (6.4)

62.8 (6.4)

0.250

Education, high school and above, n (%)

411 (50.2)

341 (49.8)

492 (53.6)

399 (54.5)

0.497

Household income ≥40,000 CNY/year, n (%)

258 (31.5)

215 (31.4)

335 (36.5)

249 (34.0)

0.143

Married, n (%)

709 (86.7)

597 (87.2)

809 (88.1)

624 (85.3)

0.386

Active physical activity, n (%)

589 (72.0)

482 (70.4)

674 (73.4)

527 (72.0)

0.610

Current smoker, n (%)

68 (8.3)

42 (6.1)

66 (7.2)

46 (6.3)

0.313

Current alcohol drinker, n (%)

126 (15.4)

120 (17.5)

155 (16.9)

123 (16.8)

0.721

Energy intake, mean (SD), kcal/d

1995.2 (635.1)

2094.6 (638.9)

2131.9 (638.0)

2266.5 (623.4)

<0.001

BMI, mean (SD), kg/m2

24.2 (2.9)

24.3 (3.0)

24.3 (3.2)

24.6 (3.0)

0.072

PHQ-9 score, mean (SD)

1.12 (2.13)

1.12 (1.92)

1.10 (1.85)

1.07 (2.12)

0.941

Diabetes, n (%)

90 (11.0)

75 (11.0)

93 (10.1)

54 (7.4)

0.065

CVD, n (%)

33 (4.0)

24 (3.5)

39 (4.3)

35 (4.8)

0.682

Hypertension, n (%)

430 (52.6)

323 (47.2)

456 (50.0)

379 (51.8)

0.160

  1. Values are mean (SD) for continuous variables and percentage for categorical variables. Calculated by the Chi-square test and one-way ANOVA for qualitative and quantitative variables, respectively.
  2. PDI overall plant-based diet index, Q quartiles, SD standard deviation, BMI body mass index, PHQ-9 9-item patient health questionnaire, CVD cardiovascular disease.