TABLE 1.
MedDiet score component servings and corresponding component scores for 3790 Chicago Health and Aging Project (CHAP) participants at baseline1
| No. servings/wk for maximum score of 5 | No. of servings/wk reported by participants | Energy-adjusted scores |
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| Components | All (n = 3790) | Whites (n = 1510) | Blacks (n = 2280) | Women (n = 2339) | Men (n = 1451) | ||
| Nonrefined cereals and breads2 | >32 | 6.4 (6.2, 6.6)3 | 1.5 (1.4, 1.5) | 1.3 (1.2, 1.3) | 1.6 (1.5, 1.6) | 1.4 (1.4, 1.5) | 1.4 (1.4, 1.5) |
| Potatoes2 | >18 | 2.3 (2.2, 2.3) | 1.1 (1.1, 1.1) | 1.2 (1.2, 1.2) | 1.0 (1.0, 1.0) | 1.1 (1.1, 1.1) | 1.1 (1.1, 1.1) |
| Fruit4 | >22 | 15.1 (14.8, 15.4) | 3.3 (3.3, 3.4) | 3.4 (3.3, 3.4) | 3.3 (3.2, 3.3) | 3.4 (3.3, 3.4) | 3.2 (3.1, 3.2) |
| Vegetables24 | >33 | 12.4 (12.2, 12.7) | 2.4 (2.3, 2.4) | 2.5 (2.4, 2.5) | 2.3 (2.2, 2.3) | 2.5 (2.4, 2.5) | 2.2 (2.2, 2.3) |
| Legumes, nuts, beans24 | >6 | 2.9 (2.8, 3.0) | 2.7 (2.6, 2.7) | 2.6 (2.5, 2.6) | 2.7 (2.7, 2.8) | 2.6 (2.6, 2.7) | 2.7 (2.7, 2.8) |
| Fish5 | >6 | 1.5 (1.5, 1.6) | 1.8 (1.8, 1.9) | 1.5 (1.5, 1.6) | 1.9 (1.9, 2.0) | 1.7 (1.7, 1.8) | 1.7 (1.6, 1.7) |
| Olive oil24 | ≥7 | 0.6 (0.6, 0.7) | 0.7 (0.6, 0.7) | 1.0 (0.9, 1.1) | 0.4 (0.4, 0.5) | 0.7 (0.7, 0.8) | 0.7 (0.6, 0.7) |
| Red meats4 | ≤1 | 3.6 (3.5, 3.7) | 3.3 (3.3, 3.4) | 3.4 (3.3, 3.5) | 3.3 (3.2, 3.3) | 3.5 (3.4, 3.5) | 3.2 (3.1, 3.2) |
| Poultry24 | ≤3 | 2.2 (2.2, 2.3) | 4.7 (4.6, 4.7) | 4.8 (4.7, 4.8) | 4.6 (4.6, 4.6) | 4.6 (4.6, 4.7) | 4.7 (4.7, 4.8) |
| Full-fat dairy | ≤10 | 1.8 (1.6, 1.9) | 5.0 (4.9, 5.0) | 5.0 (5.0, 5.0) | 5.0 (4.9, 5.0) | 5.0 (4.8, 5.0) | 4.9 (4.9, 5.0) |
| Wine only (mL)3 | <3006 | 9.1 (7.9, 10.3) | 1.0 (0.9, 1.1) | 1.7 (1.6, 1.8) | 0.5 (0.5, 0.6) | 1.0 (0.9, 1.0) | 1.0 (0.9, 1.2) |
| Alcohol (mL)24 | <3006 | 40.6 (37.4, 43.8) | 1.8 (1.8, 1.9) | 2.6 (2.5, 2.7) | 1.4 (1.3, 1.4) | 1.5 (1.4, 1.6) | 2.4 (2.2, 2.5) |
| MedDiet2 | NA | NA | 28.2 (28.1,28.4) | 29.2 (29.0, 29.4) | 27.6 (27.4, 27.7) | 28.1 (27.9, 28.3) | 28.4 (28.2, 28.6) |
| MedDiet wine24 | NA | NA | 27.4 (27.2, 27.5) | 28.3 (28.1, 28.6) | 26.8 (26.6, 26.9) | 27.5 (27.4, 27.7) | 27.1 (26.9, 27.4) |
Scores were calculated as described in reference 18. All components have a maximum score of 5. MedDiet wine score is a modification made by the present researchers. NA, not applicable.
Significant differences were observed on the basis of ANOVA between whites and blacks (P values from <0.01 to <0.0001).
Mean; 95% CI in parentheses (all such values).
Significant differences were observed on the basis of ANOVA between women and men (P values from <0.05 to <0.0001).
A significant interaction was observed for fish scores for sex and race (P = 0.045): white women (mean: 1.5; 95% CI: 1.5, 1.6), white men (mean: 1.6; 95% CI: 1.5, 1.7), black women (mean: 1.9; 95% CI: 1.9, 2.0), black men (mean: 1.9; 95% CI: 1.8, 1.9).
Alcohol and wine are not monotonic functions, and a score of 0 was assigned to those participants who reported no alcohol intake and to those who consumed >700 mL/wk.