Table 2.
Age, BMI, total energy intake, PAL and actual smokers as a function of MDS tertiles
| Women | Mediterranean diet score | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 3 points | 4 to 6 points | 7 to 9 points | P for trend | ||||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| Age (years) | 42.0 | 9.9 | 45.1 | 10.0 | 47.7 | 11.0 | <0.001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.2 | 3.8 | 24.2 | 3.9 | 24.4 | 3.8 | 0.676 |
| Total energy intake (kcal) | 1883 | 463 | 2007 | 570 | 2005 | 481 | 0.105 |
| Physical activity level | 1.7 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.681 |
| n | % | n | % | n | % | P chi square | |
| Actual smokers | 26 | 33 | 45 | 58 | 7 | 9 | 0.064 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 204 | 35 | 205 | 37 | 206 | 42 | 0.758 |
| LDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 120 | 31 | 117 | 33 | 121 | 37 | 0.920 |
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 66 | 13 | 68 | 16 | 66 | 15 | 0.844 |
| Total/HDL cholesterol | 3.2 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.733 |
| Men | |||||||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| Age (years) | 43.4 | 11.8 | 46.9 | 10.9 | 49.7 | 11.6 | <0.001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.2 | 3.2 | 25.8 | 3.1 | 25.4 | 3.0 | 0.057 |
| Total energy intake (kcal) | 2462 | 774 | 2593 | 771 | 2617 | 596 | 0.093 |
| Physical activity level | 1.8 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.222 |
| n | % | n | % | n | % | P chi square | |
| Actual smokers | 34 | 33 | 57 | 55 | 12 | 12 | 0.046 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 210 | 42 | 207 | 37 | 208 | 34 | 0.599 |
| LDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 133 | 39 | 129 | 34 | 127 | 31 | 0.161 |
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 53 | 11 | 55 | 12 | 58 | 13 | 0.001 |
| Total/HDL cholesterol | 4.1 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.005 |