Association of dietary behaviour and depression among adolescents in Malaysia: a cross-sectional study

Table 2 Prevalence of depression by socio-demographic and dietary behaviour (N = 9,103)

Socio-demographic characteristic	Count (n)	Estimated population	Prevalence (%)	95% confidence interval
Socio-demographic characteristic	Count (n)	Estimated population	Prevalence (%)	Lower	Upper
Overall	9103	556,498	26.9	25.84	27.96
Sex
Female	6421	373,651	36.1	34.58	37.68
Male	2682	182,847	17.7	16.69	18.67
Form
1	1704	101,399	22.6	21.18	24.02
2	1882	117,524	27.2	25.58	28.83
3	1802	112,513	27.0	25.08	28.94
4	1882	110,606	28.4	26.61	30.16
5	1833	114,456	30.1	28.22	31.95
Ethnicity
Malay	6504	373,425	28.7	27.46	29.89
Chinese	1065	77,209	20.6	18.31	23.05
Indian	328	24,848	20.2	17.59	23.04
Other Bumiputeras	977	67,843	30.5	27.07	34.13
Others	229	13,172	28.6	23.44	34.38
Consuming fast food
Less than 3 days per week	7688	471,121	25.5	24.44	26.51
At least 3 days per week	1409	85,006	39.0	36.49	41.65
Carbonated soft drinks consumption
Less than 1 time per day	5646	339,145	24.2	23.19	25.35
At least 1 time per day	3451	216,943	32.4	30.92	33.93
Fruits intake
Less than 2 servings per day	6091	373,942	28.8	27.68	30.03
At least 2 servings per day	3006	182,059	23.6	22.41	24.88
Vegetable intakes
Less than 3 servings per day	6886	415,559	27.5	26.40	28.71
At least 3 servings per day	2209	140,366	25.1	23.70	26.55

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