Table 3.

Adherence to the MedDiet at pre- and post-intervention in the pooled cohort and by diet arm using the MEDAS

	Baseline Mean ± SD	12 wk Mean ± SD	Within group p-value	Mean Change pre-post (95% CI)	Mean change between groups p-value
Cohort (n = 40)	5.1 ± 2.3	8.7 ± 2.9	< 0.001	3.6 ± 2.7	0.017
MedDiet (n = 20)	5.9 ± 2.5	10.6 ± 2.7	< 0.001	4.7 ± 3.2
HEG (n = 20)	4.3 ± 1.7	6.9 ± 1.5	< 0.001	2.6 ± 1.7

Abbreviations MEDAS: Mediterranean diet adherence screener; MedDiet: Mediterranean Diet; HEG: Healthy Eating Guidelines, CI: confidence interval. All data are presented as mean ± SD. Results in bold indicate p < 0.05 and are therefore statistically significant