Table 3.
Mean total Mediterranean diet score and mean scores of the eleven components of the Mediterranean diet (mean values and standard deviations), South West England, UK (2014).
| Total (n = 587) Mean (SD) |
Females (n = 426) Mean (SD) |
Males (n = 161) Mean (SD) |
Pb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Mediterranean diet scorea | 33.81 (5.42) | 33.95 (5.45) | 33.45 (5.33) | 0.32 |
| Non-refined cereals score | 4.28 (1.22) | 4.23 (1.27) | 4.42 (1.06) | 0.09 |
| Potatoes score | 3.28 (1.29) | 3.27 (1.33) | 3.30 (1.19) | 0.74 |
| Fruits score | 4.08 (1.41) | 4.10 (1.41) | 4.01 (1.39) | 0.49 |
| Vegetables score | 4.47 (0.93) | 4.53 (0.89) | 4.31 (1.01) | 0.014 |
| Legumes score | 2.02 (1.34) | 1.94 (1.33) | 2.22 (1.34) | 0.027 |
| Fish score | 1.81 (1.19) | 1.83 (1.22) | 1.77 (1.10) | 0.59 |
| Red meat score | 2.42 (1.47) | 2.5 (1.51) | 2.19 (1.33) | 0.026 |
| Poultry score | 2.21 (1.48) | 2.23 (1.54) | 2.17 (1.30) | 0.64 |
| Whole-fat dairy score | 1.46 (1.54) | 1.47 (1.58) | 1.41 (1.44) | 0.65 |
| Olive oil score | 3.23 (1.38) | 3.16 (1.40) | 3.41 (1.32) | 0.050 |
| Alcohol score | 4.56 (1.09) | 4.67 (0.91) | 4.22 (1.43) | < 0.00001 |
Differences between genders were examined using the independent samples t-test.
a
Range of total Mediterranean diet score = 0–55; range of score for individual components = 0–5 (with a score of 0 indicating lowest adherence and a score of 5 indicating highest adherence).
b
This was corrected for potential non-independence using Bonferroni adjustment (resulting P < 0.000758).