Table 5.

Sensitivity analysis of clinical cardiovascular risk factors.

			Change in TG (mg/dL)							Change in GLU (mg/dL)							Change in DBP (mm Hg)
		N	Q 1		Q 2		Q 3		P a	Q 1		Q 2		Q 3		P a	Q 1		Q 2		Q 3		P a
			Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD		Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD		Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Gender	Male	236	6.41	43.58	−17.86	62.54	−14.80	44.68	0.007	2.35	38.03	−0.32	35.56	−6.12	35.99	0.36	−1.24	10.04	−2.43	9.73	−2.14	11.67	0.714
	Female	249	8.22	46.57	9.25∗∗	53.14	−5.01	68.69	0.194	10.31	38.68	9.23	30.44	1.51	35.04	0.193	−1.46	10.24	−3.67	10.75∗	−5.29	9.84	0.026
Age, years	≤67	242	8.71	47.80	−9.75	70.39	−8.77	62.27	0.089	7.08	41.13	1.56	30.86	−2.23	36.48	0.262	−0.64	9.70	−1.41	10.78	−2.77	11.73	0.396
	≥68	243	5.96	42.21	−2.06	46.74	−9.68	57.35	0.129	6.06	35.60	6.37	36.39	−1.36	34.91	0.285	−2.18	10.58	−4.50∗	9.36	−4.99	9.75	0.123
P-14	<9	274	−0.89	57.27	−5.27	58.57	−10.63	67.61	0.676	7.29	28.72	5.65	34.89	−3.68	42.90	0.178	−1.36	11.63	−2.39	9.87	−4.98	10.05	0.094
	≥9	211	12.07	35.90	−6.49	61.19	−8.33	53.71	0.007	6.18	43.25	2.69	32.89	−0.43	29.55	0.428	−1.35	9.20	−3.36	10.40	−3.27	11.17	0.24

P-14: 14-point Mediterranean diet score test; GLU: glucose; TG: triglycerides; DBP: diastolic blood pressure.

^a P value tested by ANOVA.

Values with asterisks are statistically different from the baseline by the paired-samples t-test (^∗ P < 0.05; ^∗∗ P < 0.01).