Table 4.
Distribution of the daily dietary intake of food groups in relation to simplified Mediterranean-dietary score, n = 719.
| Dietary variable | Women n = 346 | Men n = 373 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Low-diet score 1–4% (n) 42.8 (148) | High-diet score 5–8% (n) 57.2 (198) | P value | All | Low-diet score 1–4% (n) 38.3 (143) | High-diet score 5–8% (n) 61.7 (230) | P value | |
| Vegetables | ||||||||
| Median | 4.73 | <0.0001 | 4.60 | <0.0001 | ||||
| ≥Median | 20.3 (30) | 72.2 (143) | 25.2 (36) | 65.7 (151) | ||||
| <Median | 79.7 (118) | 27.8 (55) | 74.8 (107) | 34.3 (79) | ||||
| Legumes | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||||||
| Median | 0.42 | 0.42 | ||||||
| ≥Median | 43.9 (65) | 78.8 (156) | 60.1 (86) | 84.8 (195) | ||||
| <Median | 56.1 (83) | 21.2 (42) | 39.9 (57) | 15.2 (35) | ||||
| Fruits | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||||||
| Median | 2.71 | 2.46 | ||||||
| ≥Median | 20.3 (30) | 76.3 (151) | 25.5 (35) | 66.1 (152) | ||||
| <Median | 79.7 (118) | 23.7 (47) | 75.5 (108) | 33.9 (78) | ||||
| Cereals | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||||||
| Median | 4.85 | 4.85 | ||||||
| ≥Median | 31.8 (47) | 68.2 (135) | 29.4 (42) | 65.7 (151) | ||||
| <Median | 61.8 (101) | 31.8 (63) | 70.6 (101) | 34.3 (79) | ||||
| Fish | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||||||
| Median | 0.28 | 0.42 | ||||||
| ≥Median | 45.3 (67) | 86.4 (171) | 32.2 (46) | 65.2 (150) | ||||
| <Median | 54.7 (81) | 13.6 (27) | 67.8 (97) | 34.8 (80) | ||||
| Dairy products | 0.475 | 0.009 | ||||||
| Median | 2.14 | 2.14 | ||||||
| ≥Median | 52.2 (78) | 56.6 (112) | 57.3 (82) | 56.5 (130) | ||||
| <Median | 47.3 (70) | 43.4 (86) | 42.6 (61) | 43.5 (100) | ||||
| Meat | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||||||
| Median | 0.85 | 0.85 | ||||||
| ≥Median | 63.5 (94) | 42.9 (85) | 52.4 (75) | 31.3 (72) | ||||
| <Median | 36.8 (54) | 57.1 (113) | 47.6 (68) | 68.7 (158) | ||||
| Olive oil | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||||||
| Consumer | 85.8 (127) | 99.5 (197) | 86.7 (124) | 97.4 (224) | ||||
| Non consumer | 14.2 (21) | 0.5 (1) | 13.3 (19) | 2.6 (6) | ||||