Table 1.
Median Daily Intake for Individual Food Categories by Mediterranean Diet Score Tertiles and Overall
| Food Categories | Low Tertile (MeDi score 0–3) | Middle Tertile (MeDi score 4–5) | High Tertile (MeDi score 6–9) | All (25th, 75th percentiles) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dairy, gm/day | 246 | 174 | 151 | 182 (128–292) |
| Meat, gm/day | 101 | 86 | 65 | 85 (60–119) |
| Vegetable, gm/day | 165 | 202 | 243 | 197 (153–250) |
| Fruit, gm/day | 406 | 471 | 556 | 472 (372–582) |
| Legumes, gm/day | 44 | 58 | 78 | 57 (38–90) |
| Cereal, gm/day | 155 | 186 | 215 | 184 (140–233) |
| Fish, gm/day | 15 | 21 | 47 | 20 (14–47) |
| MUFA/SFA ratio | 0.57 | 0.82 | 0.97 | 0.80 (0.18–1.37) |
| Mild-to-moderate ethanol, % | 21 | 33 | 45 | 32 |
Values represent calorie-adjusted residuals. For presentation purposes, a constant representing the predicted value for each category for 2,500kcal for men and 2,000kcal for women has been added.42 MeDi = Mediterranean diet; MUFA = monounsaturated fatty acids; SFA = saturated fatty acids.