Table 1. Characteristics of study population (n = 217) according to Mediterranean Diet Score.
| Mediterranean Diet Score | ||||
| ≤3(n = 70) | 4–5(n = 68) | ≥6(n = 79) | p | |
| Age (years) | 77.6±3.0 | 78.4±2.7 | 77.7±2.4 | 0.212 |
| Gender (F/M) | 30/40 | 26/42 | 46/33 | 0.034* |
| Smoking Status | ||||
| non smoker % (n) | 24.0 (30) | 37.6 (47) | 38.4 (48) | 0.009 |
| former smoker % (n) | 36.2 (21) | 31.0 (17) | 32.8 (20) | |
| current smoker % (n) | 52.9 (19) | 11.8 (4) | 35.3 (11) | |
| Healthy % (n) | 34.3 (24) | 47.1 (32) | 54.4 (43) | 0.046* |
Data are means ± standard deviation.
p values were obtained using χ2 test* or ANOVA.