Table 3.
Characteristics by categories of MeDi adherence
| |
|
Simplified MeDi† score category |
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Low (1–4) | High (5–8) | p | |
|
Place of residence |
|
|
|
0.002 |
| Urban |
1266 |
27.3 |
72.7 |
|
| Rural |
948 |
33.3 |
66.7 |
|
|
Gender |
|
|
|
0.13 |
| Women |
1208 |
28.6 |
71.4 |
|
| Men |
1006 |
31.5 |
68.5 |
|
|
Age group |
|
|
|
0.80 |
| < 35 years |
843 |
30.4 |
69.6 |
|
| 35 – 49 years |
718 |
29.5 |
70.5 |
|
| ≥ 50 years |
651 |
29.8 |
70.2 |
|
|
Marital status |
|
|
|
0.007 |
| Single/divorced/widowed |
691 |
34.0 |
66.0 |
|
| Married |
1502 |
28.4 |
71.6 |
|
|
Education |
|
|
|
0.35 |
| Illiterate |
984 |
31.0 |
69.0 |
|
| < 6 years |
642 |
27.7 |
72.3 |
|
| ≥ 6 years |
578 |
30.4 |
69.6 |
|
|
Average family income (MAD) |
|
|
|
0.72 |
| < 2000 MAD |
1101 |
28.5 |
71.5 |
|
| 2000 - 4999 |
541 |
28.8 |
71.2 |
|
| ≥ 5000 |
188 |
31.4 |
68.6 |
|
|
Occupation |
|
|
|
0.18 |
| Active/student |
999 |
31.1 |
68.9 |
|
| Retired/unemployed/Housewife |
1178 |
28.5 |
71.5 |
|
|
Housing |
|
|
|
0.002 |
| Luxurious or modern |
300 |
33.7 |
66.3 |
|
| New medina |
340 |
26.5 |
73.5 |
|
| Old medina |
423 |
23.6 |
76.4 |
|
| Poor housing or slums |
1151 |
32.2 |
67.8 |
|
|
Tobacco consumption |
|
|
|
0.07 |
| Current smoker |
290 |
66.2 |
33.8 |
|
| Ex-smoker |
185 |
65.4 |
34.6 |
|
| Never smoker |
1632 |
71.3 |
28.7 |
|
|
Physical activity(≥ 30 min/day) |
|
|
|
0.34 |
| Yes |
1252 |
31.0 |
69.0 |
|
| No |
780 |
29.0 |
71.0 |
|
|
Class BMI (Kg/m2) |
|
|
|
0.07 |
| < 25 |
1241 |
30.1 |
69.9 |
|
| 25 – 29.9 |
663 |
27.1 |
72.9 |
|
| ≥ 30 | 300 | 34.3 | 65.7 | |
Sample of the adult Moroccan population, 2008. † Mediterranean Diet.