TABLE 2.

Subgroup analyses according to the type of country or baseline weight status

Variables	#	d	LLCI	ULCI	I2	p
Country
BMI
MedDiet countries	13	−0.13	−0.27	0.01	81.54	0.45
Non-MedDiet countries	2	−0.27	−0.34	−0.20	0.00
WC
MedDiet countries	9	−0.10	−0.31	0.11	83.94	0.43
Non-MedDiet countries	2	−0.27	−0.78	0.24	0.11
WHtR
MedDiet countries	9	−0.12	−0.42	0.18	92.25	0.51
Non-MedDiet countries	2	−0.27	−1.30	0.76	1.68
% Obesity
MedDiet countries	11	0.13	0.01	0.25	86.15	1.00
Non-MedDiet country	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	—
% Abdominal obesity
MedDiet countries	6	0.02	−0.05	0.10	62.21	1.00
Non-MedDiet country	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	—
Weight status (baseline)
BMI
All group †	8	−0.11	−0.29	0.06	87.52	0.48
Excess weight §	7	−0.22	−0.45	0.02	28.64
WC
All group †	5	0.02	−0.07	0.11	42.25	0.03
Excess weight §	6	−0.34	−0.74	0.05	54.62
WHtR
All group †	4	0.04	−0.16	0.24	77.88	0.08
Excess weight §	6	−0.34	−0.86	0.18	72.31
% Obesity
All group †	8	0.06	−0.06	0.18	77.90	0.10
Excess weight §	4	0.24	−0.03	0.51	78.60
% Abdominal obesity
All group †	4	−0.01	−0.09	0.07	53.21	0.28
Excess weight §	3	0.05	−0.08	0.19	27.19

BMI, body mass index; MedDiet, Mediterranean diet; LLCI, lower limit confidence interval; ULCI, upper limit confidence interval; WC, waist circumference; WHtR, waist-to-height ratio. #, number of studies examined.

^†Participants with any weight status (thinness, normal weight, overweight, or obesity).

^§Participants with excess weight (overweight or obesity).