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. 2012 Jun 22;7(6):e39454. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039454

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)
a

Odds ratio adjusted for sex and age.

n = 609.