Table 2.
Bone density by tertiles of Mediterranean diet score.
| Tertile 1 (n = 138) |
Tertile 2 (n = 122) |
Tertile 3 (n = 182) |
p-Value | p-Value & | |
| Quantitative Bone Ultrasound | |||||
| Ad-SOS (m/s) | 2112.23 ± 48.88 | 2126.25 ± 49.91 | 2128.58 ± 47.40 | 0.008 b | 0.001 a,b |
| BMD (g/cm2) | |||||
| BMD Femur Neck | 0.859 ± 0.126 | 0.902 ± 0.121 | 0.902 ± 0.123 | 0.004 a,b | 0.001 a,b |
| BMD Trochanter | 0.665 ± 0.112 | 0.688 ± 0.098 | 0.683 ± 0.107 | 0.172 | 0.036 a |
| BMD Ward’s Triangle | 0.650 ± 0.123 | 0.696 ± 0.129 | 0.701 ± 0.121 | 0.001 a,b | 0.001 a,b |
| BMD Lumbar Spine (L2–L4) | 1.044 ± 0.147 | 1.091 ± 0.140 | 1.070 ± 0.139 | 0.029 a | 0.009 a |
| Volumetric BMD (mg/cm3) | |||||
| Total Density | 346.45 ± 50.19 | 357.21 ± 50.62 | 368.46 ± 48.02 | 0.006 b | 0.001 b |
| Trabecular Density | 174.82 ± 36.25 | 182.85 ± 39.18 | 185.47 ± 33.50 | 0.095 | 0.013 b |
| Cortical Density | 485.23 ± 69.59 | 503.89 ± 71.53 | 516.77 ± 74.31 | 0.007 b | 0.003 b |
BMD: body mass density. a Tertile 1 vs. Tertile 2; b Tertile 1 vs. Tertile 3. & After further adjustment for age (years), menarche age (years), BMI (kg/m2), energy (kcal/day), calcium (mg/day), vitamin D (µg/day), physical activity (sedentary, moderate, and active), and smoking.