Table 3.

 Mutually adjusted mortality ratios associated with intake of components of Mediterranean diet

Dietary variable	Mortality ratio* (95% CI)	P value
Vegetables:
<Median	Reference
≥Median	0.901 (0.775 to 1.048)	0.177
Legumes:
<Median	Reference
≥Median	0.942 (0.825 to 1.076)	0.379
Fruits and nuts:
<Median	Reference
≥Median	0.931 (0.816 to 1.061)	0.284
Cereals:
<Median	Reference
≥Median	0.989 (0.862 to 1.133)	0.869
Fish and seafood
<Median	Reference
≥Median	1.078 (0.950 to 1.224)	0.243
Monounsaturated/saturated lipids (ratio):
<Median	Reference
≥Median	0.908 (0.792 to 1.042)	0.171
Dairy products:
<Median	Reference
≥Median	1.069 (0.931 to 1.227)	0.345
Meat and meat products:
<Median	Reference
≥Median	1.148 (0.992 to 1.329)	0.063
Ethanol intake†:
Moderate	Reference
Low intake	1.193 (1.032 to 1.380)	0.017
High intake	1.470 (1.132 to 1.907)	0.004

*Adjusted for sex, age (<45, 45-54, 55-64, ≥65, categorically), education (none/elementary school degree, secondary or technical school degree, university degree or higher, categorically), smoking status (never, former, and current at enrolment with cigarettes per day 1-10, 11-20, 21-30, 31-40, ≥41 ordered), waist:hip ratio (sex specific fifths, ordered), body mass index (sex specific fifths, ordered), MET score (fifths, ordered), and total energy intake (fifths, ordered).

†Low: <10 g/day for men, <5 g/day for women; moderate: men ≥10 g/day and ≤50 g/day, women ≥5 g/day and ≤25 g/day; high: >50 g/day for men, >25 g/day for women.