Table 1.
Sex-specific median daily intakes of MD components (total and by aMEDr category) in subcohort members of the Netherlands Cohort Study
| Men | Women | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | aMEDr category | All | aMEDr category | |||||
| 0–3 | 4–5 | 6–8 | 0–3 | 4–5 | 6–8 | |||
| N = 2057 | N = 855 | N = 887 | N = 315 | N = 2027 | N = 769 | N = 901 | N = 357 | |
| Vegetables (g) | 207 (124) | 177 (96) | 222 (128) | 266 (120) | 219 (121) | 179 (89) | 228 (113) | 272 (98) |
| Legumes (g) | 6 (16) | 0 (7) | 9 (19) | 13 (17) | 5 (12) | 0 (5) | 6 (13) | 11 (13) |
| Fruits (g) | 157 (157) | 120 (128) | 167 (159) | 230 (159) | 209 (177) | 161 (134) | 227 (168) | 284 (157) |
| Nuts (g) | 3 (11) | 1 (4) | 5 (12) | 9 (14) | 2 (6) | 0 (3) | 2 (7) | 5 (9) |
| Whole grains (g) | 0 (10) | 0 (0) | 0 (16) | 12 (41) | 0 (13) | 0 (0) | 2 (15) | 12 (23) |
| Fish (g) | 11 (23) | 6 (17) | 14 (21) | 22 (19) | 9 (22) | 3 (11) | 12 (23) | 20 (17) |
| Red and processed meats (g) | 125 (63) | 139 (64) | 120 (61) | 101 (51) | 106 (61) | 125 (62) | 101 (56) | 86 (45) |
| MUFA:SFA ratio | 0.98 (0.24) | 0.92 (0.21) | 1.01 (0.23) | 1.04 (0.14) | 0.94 (0.21) | 0.90 (0.19) | 0.96 (0.21) | 0.99 (0.20) |
| Alcohol (g) | 10 (21) | 10 (21) | 10 (22) | 9 (18) | 2 (8) | 1 (6) | 2 (9) | 3 (9) |
| Total energy (kcal) | 2126 (648) | 2125 (674) | 2171 (653) | 2057 (557) | 1655 (516) | 1670 (533) | 1636 (475) | 1664 (541) |
MD Mediterranean diet, aMEDr alternate Mediterranean diet score without the alcohol component, MUFA monounsaturated fatty acids, SFA saturated fatty acids
Median (IQR) daily values in subcohort members are reported