Table 3. Variables associated with accordance with Mediterranean Diet.
Accordance with Mediterranean Diet | ||
% (95% CI) | Odds ratio (95% CI) a | |
Sex | ||
Male | 62.1 (55.6–68.5) | 1.00 (Ref.) |
Female | 50.7 (43.4–58.1) | 0.60 (0.41–0.89) |
Age, years | ||
18–44 | 38.8 (20.8–57.2) | 1.00 (Ref.) |
45–64 | 58.7 (50.4–67.1) | 2.21 (0.95–5.14) |
≥65 | 59.0 (52.9–65.2) | 2.46 (1.09–5.54) |
p for trend | 0.070 | |
Educational level | ||
Primary school or less | 55.1 (48.8–61.3) | 1.00 (Ref.) |
Secondary school | 59.0 (49.4–68.6) | 1.23 (0.76–1.99) |
University | 62.7 (51.3–74.1) | 1.33 (0.77–2.31) |
p for trend | 0.251 | |
Smoking | ||
Never smokers | 55.9 (49.2–62.6) | 1.00 (Ref.) |
Past smokers | 58.1 (50.3–65.9) | 0.75 (0.47–1.20) |
Current smokers | 60.9 (49.5–72.4) | 1.00 (0.55–1.80) |
Physical activity, METs-h/week | ||
Tertile 1 (<13.5) | 51.1 (43.0–59.1) | 1.00 (Ref.) |
Tertile 2 (≥13.5 to <26.3) | 60.7 (52.6–68.7) | 1.42 (0.89–2.25) |
Tertile 3 (≥26.3) | 60.3 (51.5–69.1) | 1.43 (0.86–2.36) |
p for trend | 0.158 | |
Hours spent watching TV, h/week | ||
Tertile 1 (<14) | 55.1 (45.7–66.5) | 1.00 (Ref.) |
Tertile 2 (≥14 to <21) | 63.9 (54.9–73.1) | 1.45 (0.86–2.47) |
Tertile 3 (≥21) | 55.3 (48.3–62.3) | 0.98 (0.60–1.59) |
p for trend | 0.842 | |
Body mass index, kg/m2 | ||
<25 | 53.8 (41.2–66.4) | 1.00 (Ref.) |
25–29.9 | 59.3 (51.6–67.0) | 1.12 (0.61–2.05) |
≥30 | 56.9 (50.0–63.7) | 1.06 (0.59–1.93) |
p for trend | 0.946 | |
Abdominal obesity | ||
No | 63.9 (55.8–72.0) | 1.00 (Ref.) |
Yes | 55.1 (49.3–60.9) | 0.73 (0.48–1.11) |
Hypertension | ||
No | 54.1 (46.6–61.6) | 1.00 (Ref.) |
Yes | 59.9 (53.8–66.1) | 1.23 (0.83–1.82) |
Diabetes treatment | ||
Oral | 58.1 (56.2–64.0) | 1.00 (Ref.) |
Insulin | 56.5 (40.7–72.3) | 1.20 (0.60–2.43) |
Oral+Insulin | 55.8 (41.1–70.6) | 0.93 (0.48–1.81) |
Without drug treatment | 55.9 (41.8–70.2) | 0.95 (0.52–1.76) |
Odds ratio adjusted for sex and age.
n = 609.