Table 6.
Adherence to the Mediterranean diet assessed using MEDAS score.
| MEDAS Score | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | IQR | Mean | Std Dev. | Minimum and Maximum | p-Value | |
| Cases and Controls (n = 73) | 7.2 | 2.0 | 6.6 | 1.8 | 2.0–11.1 | |
| Controls (n = 37) | 8.2 | 2.0 | 7.2 | 1.8 | 3.0–11.1 | |
| Asymptomatic (n = 18) a | 5.5 | 3.0 | 5.7 | 2.1 | 2.0–10.1 | |
| Symptomatic (n = 18) b,c | 6.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 4.0–9.1 | |
IQR: Interquantile range and Std Dev: Standard Deviation. a: p-value comparing asymptomatic cases to controls = 0.014; b: p-value comparing symptomatic cases to controls = 0.066; and c: p-value comparing symptomatic to asymptomatic cases = 0.216.