Table 1.
Baseline clinical characteristics of (Endocrine Vascular Disease Approach) EVA project participants according to the adherence to the Mediterranean diet.
| Variables | Low Adherence (n = 81) |
Medium-High Adherence (n = 285) |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years (mean ± SD) | 64 ± 13 | 67 ± 10 | 0.06 |
| Women | 31 (38.3) | 81 (28.4) | 0.09 |
| BMI, Kg/m2 (mean ± SD) | 26.8 ± 4.6 | 27.2 ± 4.5 | 0.55 |
| Previous MI | 22 (27.2) | 64 (22.5) | 0.38 |
| Heart failure | 6 (7.4) | 37 (13.0) | 0.17 |
| Hypertension | 60 (74.1) | 229 (80.4) | 0.22 |
| Dyslipidemia | 35 (43.2) | 150 (52.6) | 0.13 |
| Diabetes | 13 (16.0) | 77 (27.0) | 0.04 |
| Stroke/TIA | 8 (9.9) | 33 (11.6) | 0.67 |
| COPD | 5 (6.2) | 29 (10.2) | 0.27 |
| Connective tissue disease | 3 (3.7) | 2 (0.7) | 0.04 |
| Active smoking | 30 (37.0) | 66 (23.2) | 0.01 |
| Physical inactivity* | 66 (83.5) | 215 (76.0) | 0.15 |
| Living with a smoker* | 31 (38.3) | 83 (29.6) | 0.14 |
| Polypharmacy | 31 (38.3) | 124 (43.5) | 0.40 |
| DASI (median (IQR)) | 38.2 (24.2–58.2) | 36.7 (20.6–50.7) | 0.31 |
Data are presented as number of patients (%), unless otherwise specified. SD, standard deviation; BMI, body mass index; MI, myocardial infarction; TIA, transient ischemic attack; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; DASI, Duke Activity Status Index; IQR, interquartile range. *:<10% missing data.