Table 2 Dietary habits, physical activity and psychotropic drugs
From: Weight changes in Portuguese patients with depression: which factors are involved?
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dietary habits | Physical activity | Psychotropic drugs | 95 (75%) | |
Adequate | 52 (41%) | 16 (12%) | Antidepressants | 92 (72%) |
Barely adequate | 35 (28%) | 10 (8%) | Anxiolytics | 39 (32%) |
Inadequate | 40 (31%) | 101 (80%) | Antipsychotics | 23 (17%) |
Number of meals | Mood stabilisers | 2 (2%) | ||
Adequate (5 – 7 meals/day) | 53 (41%) | Muscle relaxants | ||
Barely adequate (3 – 4 meals/day) | 67 (53%) | |||
Inadequate (<3 ou >7 meals/day) | 7 (6%) | |||
Interval between meals | ||||
Adequate (2 – 3.5 hours) | 59 (47%) | |||
Barely adequate (4 – 5 hours) | 43 (33%) | |||
Inadequate (<2 – >5 hours) | 25 (20%) | |||
High caloric density foods | ||||
Yes | 99 (78%) | |||
No | 28 (23%) | |||
Binge eating behaviour | ||||
Yes | 49 (39%) | |||
No | 78 (61%) |