Table 1.
Characteristics of participants, by EVOO oil categories, of the MICOL/PANEL Study. Castellana Grotte. (BA), Italy (2005–2022).
| N *** (2754) | EVOO Oil Categories (g/Die) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <20 | 21–30 | 31–40 | >40 | p–Value | |
| 645 (23.42) | 635 (23.06) | 595 (21.60) | 879 (31.92) | ||
| Gender ** | |||||
| Female | 305 (25.6) | 282 (23.6) | 249 (20.9) | 357 (29.9) | 0.055 |
| Male | 340 (21.8) | 353 (22.6) | 346 (22.2) | 522 (33.4) | |
| Age enrolment (yrs) | 46.38 (13.00) | 52.15 (13.99) | 56.9 (14.77) | 61.77 (13.54) | <0.001 |
| Age categories (yrs) | |||||
| <40 | 256 (42.6) | 153 (25.5) | 103 (17.1) | 89 (14.8) | <0.001 |
| 40–49 | 209 (37.0) | 167 (29.6) | 109 (19.3) | 80 (14.2) | |
| 50–59 | 84 (15.6) | 130 (24.1) | 145 (26.9) | 181 (33.5) | |
| 60–69 | 42 (8.3) | 103 (20.4) | 112 (22.2) | 248 (49.1) | |
| 70–79 | 37 (8.7) | 65 (15.3) | 87 (20.5) | 235 (55.4) | |
| ≥80 | 17 (14.3) | 17 (14.3) | 39 (32.8) | 46 (38.7) | |
| DBP (mmHg) * | 116.68 (18.67) | 121.41 (18.56) | 125.20 (19.55) | 129.27 (19.86) | <0.001 |
| SBP (mmHg) * | 73.41 (10.23) | 74.92 (10.77) | 75.40 (9.89) | 75.28 (9.69) | 0.001 |
| Weight (kg) * | 74.58 (15.40) | 74.55 (14.82) | 75.53 (15.20) | 75.75 (15.55) | 0.31 |
| BMI (kg/m2) * | 27.71 (4.84) | 28.34 (4.96) | 29.00 (5.26) | 29.55 (5.42) | <0.001 |
| Kcal days * | 2040.92 (712.00) | 2161.72 (732.58) | 2196.68 (692.40) | 2348.09 (687.87) | <0.001 |
| TGL (mmol/L) * | 1.39 (1.05) | 1.49 (1.20) | 1.48 (1.03) | 1.47 (0.91) | 0.23 |
| TC (mmol/L) * | 5.17 (0.95) | 5.15 (1.05) | 5.19 (1.00) | 5.14 (1.00) | 0.78 |
| HDL (mmol/L) * | 1.33 (0.38) | 1.32 (0.38) | 1.30 (0.34) | 1.33 (0.36) | 0.36 |
| LDL (mmol/L) * | 3.22 (0.80) | 3.13 (0.93) | 3.21 (0.86) | 3.13 (0.85) | 0.064 |
| Glucose (mmol/L) * | 5.90 (1.40) | 6.07 (1.48) | 6.08 (1.58) | 6.16 (1.51) | 0.008 |
| AST (μkat/L) * | 0.20 (0.10) | 0.21 (0.13) | 0.22 (0.15) | 0.23 (0.22) | 0.001 |
| ALT (μkat/L) * | 0.29 (0.18) | 0.30 (0.26) | 0.30 (0.25) | 0.30 (0.30) | 0.95 |
| Smoker *** | |||||
| Never/Former | 498 (21.9) | 516 (22.7) | 502 (22.1) | 756 (33.3) | <0.001 |
| Current | 147 (30.5) | 119 (24.7) | 93 (19.3) | 123 (25.5) | |
| Age at Death (yrs) ** | 59.45 (53.66–68.98) | 65.61 (56.95–77.96) | 72.37 (60.34–81.60) | 78.51 (70.02–85.05) | <0.001 |
| Observation time ** (yrs) | 16.91 (16.13–17.07) | 16.93 (16.12–17.26) | 16.94 (16.03–17.43) | 16.97 (13.55–17.45) | 0.033 |
| Status *** | |||||
| Alive and/or Censored | 562 (27.0) | 516 (24.8) | 436 (21.0) | 565 (27.2) | <0.001 |
| Dead | 83 (12.3) | 119 (17.6) | 159 (23.6) | 314 (46.5) | |
| Cause of death | |||||
| Colon Cancer | 2 (11.8) | 2 (11.8) | 5 (29.4) | 8 (47.1) | 0.68 |
| Liver Cancer | 2 (11.1) | 4 (22.2) | 6 (33.3) | 6 (33.3) | |
| OC | 22 (16.3) | 29 (21.5) | 34 (25.2) | 50 (37.0) | |
| CVD | 20 (10.3) | 29 (14.9) | 43 (22.2) | 102 (52.6) | |
| DSD | 4 (9.8) | 9 (22.0) | 8 (19.5) | 20 (48.8) | |
| OCD | 33 (12.2) | 46 (17.0) | 63 (23.3) | 128 (47.4) | |
| NAFLD | |||||
| No | 402 (24.9) | 371 (23.0) | 335 (20.8) | 505 (31.3) | 0.67 |
| Yes | 188 (24.2) | 182 (23.4) | 177 (22.8) | 231 (29.7) | |
| rMED | 7.00 (6.00–9.00) | 8.00 (6.00–9.00) | 8.00 (7.00–9.00) | 8.00 (7.00–10.00) | <0.001 |
AST: Aspartate Transaminase ALT: Alanine Amino transferase; BMI: Body Mass Index; TGL: Triglycerides; TC: Total Cholesterol; DBP: Diastolic Blood Pressure; SBP: Systolic Blood Pressure; HDL: High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol; LDL: Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol; OC: Other Cancers; CVD: Cardiovascular Disease; DSD: Digestive System Disease; OCD: Other Causes Death. NAFLD: non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. rMED: relative Mediterranean Scoring System. Cells reporting subject characteristics contain * Mean ± (SD). ** Median (IQR). *** Number. (Percentage) Percentage calculated per row.