Table 2.
Mediterranean Diet Quality Index statistics for total sample (N = 276).
| Study Variables | Total (N = 276) | McNemar Test (p-Value) | Kappa Statistics (p-Value) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | After 2 Weeks | |||||
| Yes | No | Yes | No | |||
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |||
| Fruit or fruit juice daily | 225 (81.5) | 51 (18.5) | 227 (82.2) | 49 (17.8) | 0.845 | 0.683 (<0.001) |
| Second serving of fruit daily | 116 (42.0) | 160 (58.0) | 117 (42.4) | 159 (57.6) | 1.000 | 0.725 (<0.001) |
| Fresh or cooked vegetables daily | 141 (51.1) | 135 (48.9) | 143 (51.8) | 133 (48.2) | 0.892 | 0.608 (<0.001) |
| Fresh or cooked vegetables > 1/day | 46 (16.7) | 230 (83.3) | 43 (15.6) | 233 (84.4) | 0.743 | 0.504 (<0.001) |
| Regular fish consumption (at least 2–3/week) | 48 (17.4) | 228 (82.6) | 53 (19.2) | 223 (80.8) | 0.500 | 0.576 (<0.001) |
| >1/week fast-food (hamburger) restaurant | 76 (27.5) | 200 (72.5) | 68 (24.6) | 208 (75.4) | 0.256 | 0.643 (<0.001) |
| Pulses > 1/week | 131 (47.5) | 145 (52.5) | 137 (49.9) | 139 (50.4) | 0.480 | 0.638 (<0.001) |
| Pasta or rice almost daily (≥5 days/week) | 86 (31.2) | 190 (68.8) | 103 (37.3) | 173 (62.7) | 0.016 | 0.639 (<0.001) |
| Cereal or cereal product for breakfast | 137 (49.6) | 139 (50.4) | 146 (52.9) | 130 (47.1) | 0.175 | 0.746 (<0.001) |
| Regular nut consumption (at least 2–3/week) | 107 (38.8) | 169 (61.2) | 111 (40.2) | 165 (59.8) | 0.678 | 0.606 (<0.001) |
| Use of olive oil at home | 203 (73.6) | 73 (26.4) | 205 (74.3) | 71 (25.7) | 0.832 | 0.793 (<0.001) |
| No breakfast | 95 (34.4) | 181 (65.6) | 98 (35.5) | 178 (64.5) | 0.648 | 0.849 (<0.001) |
| Dairy product for breakfast | 209 (75.7) | 67 (24.3) | 215 (77.9) | 61 (22.1) | 0.362 | 0.695 (<0.001) |
| Commercially baked goods or pastries for breakfast | 149 (54.0) | 127 (46.0) | 154 (55.8) | 122 (44.2) | 0.487 | 0.759 (<0.001) |
| Two yoghurts and/or 40 g cheese daily | 103 (37.3) | 173 (62.7) | 112 (40.6) | 164 (59.4) | 0.253 | 0.627 (<0.001) |
| Sweets and candy several times a day | 92 (33.3) | 184 (66.7) | 87 (31.5) | 189 (68.5) | 0.473 | 0.744 (<0.001) |
| KIDMED index score | ||||||
| Poor (≤3) | 118 (42.8) | 114 (41.3) | 0.063 | 0.597 (<0.001) | ||
| Average (4–7) | 129 (46.7) | 121 (43.8) | ||||
| Good (≥8) | 29 (10.5) | 41 (14.9) | ||||