TABLE 2.
MS-diet adherence from 5- to 7.5-year (n = 671, 100%).
| Adherence at 5-year | No (0) | Yes (1) | ||||
| Adherence at 7.5-year | Non (0–0) | Commenced (0–1) | Total | Ceased (1–0) | Persistent (1–1) | Total |
| MS-dieta | 269 (40%) | 41 (6%) | 310 (46%) | 81 (12%) | 280 (42%) | 361 (54%) |
| OMS | 345 (51%) | 34 (5%) | 379 (56%) | 71 (11%) | 221 (33%) | 292 (44%) |
| Swank | 613 (91%) | 13 (2%) | 626 (93%) | 20 (3%) | 25 (4%) | 45 (7%) |
| Wahls | 648 (97%) | 5 (1%) | 653 (97%) | 8 (1%) | 10 (1%) | 18 (3%) |
| Paleo | 652 (97%) | 7 (1%) | 659 (98%) | 8 (1%) | 4 (1%) | 12 (2%) |
| Ashton Embry Best Bet | 665 (99%) | 1 (0%) | 666 (99%) | 1 (0%) | 4 (1%) | 5 (1%) |
| McDougall | 664 (99%) | 4 (1%) | 668 (99%) | 2 (1%) | 1 (0%) | 3 (1%) |
| High-quality dietb | 267 (43%) | 47 (8%) | 314 (51%) | 47 (8%) | 255 (41%) | 302 (49%) |
aParticipants adhered to any of the six MS-diet. Total of MS-diet is less than the total of individual diets as some participants selected multiple diets.
bDHQ score above the medium. Percentages based on total n = 671 participants (100%); percentages may not total 100 due to rounding.