Table 2.
Description of adherence to the components of the MD (MEDAS questionnaire) among the acne and control groups
| Item | Cases N (%) |
Controls N (%) |
Total N (%) |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use of olive oil as main source of fat | 90 (74.4) | 91 (75.2) | 181 (74.8) | 0.882 |
| olive oil ≥ 4 tablespoons/day | 38 (31.4) | 39 (32.2) | 77 (31.8) | 0.890 |
| Vegetables ≥ 2 servings/day | 26 (21.5) | 42 (34.7) | 68 (28.1) | 0.022* |
| Fruits ≥ 3 servings/day | 18 (14.9) | 20 (16.5) | 38 (15.7) | 0.724 |
| Red or processed meats ≥ 1 serving/day | 46 (38.0) | 45 (37.2) | 91 (37.6) | 0.894 |
| Butter, cream, or margarine ≥ 1 serving/day | 17 (14.0) | 12 (9.9) | 29 (12.0) | 0.322 |
| Sweet or carbonated beverages ≥ 1 cup/day | 34 (28.1) | 28 (23.1) | 62 (25.6) | 0.377 |
| Legumes ≥ 3 servings/week | 38 (31.4) | 33 (27.3) | 71 (29.3) | 0.480 |
| Fish and seafood ≥ 3 servings/week | 11 (9.1) | 9 (7.4) | 20 (8.3) | 0.641 |
| Commercial sweets ≤ 2/week | 78 (64.5) | 70 (57.9) | 148 (61.2) | 0.291 |
| Tree nuts ≥ 3 servings/week | 33 (27.3) | 39 (32.2) | 72 (29.8) | 0.399 |
| Poultry more than red meats | 75 (62.0) | 65 (53.7) | 140 (57.9) | 0.193 |
| Use of sofrito sauce in a dish ≥ 2 servings/week | 90 (74.4) | 99 (81.8) | 189 (78.1) | 0.162 |
*: p value is below the threshold for significance (0.05). The chi-squared (χ²) test was used to test for statistical significance
- The frequency and percentage values represent the number of participants in the case and control groups with higher consumption in relation to the total number of participants in the case and control groups, respectively. The frequency and percentage values under the column “total” represent the total number of participants with higher consumption in relation to the number of participants
- A higher consumption of red/processed meat; butter, cream, or migraine; sweet or carbonated beverages; and commercial sweets indicates low adherence to the MD.