Table 3.

Mean difference in Mediterranean diet component scores by Mediterranean diet score category.

	All (n = 3068)	Lowest (n = 1023)	Middle (n = 1023)	Highest (n = 1022)	p
Fruit	0.4 ± 0.7	0.2 ± 0.4	0.4 ± 0.6	0.8 ± 0.8	<0.001
Vegetables	0.6 ± 0.7	0.3 ± 0.5	0.6 ± 0.7	1.0 ± 0.7	<0.001
Legumes	0.4 ± 0.8	0.1 ± 0.4	0.4 ± 0.8	0.9 ± 1.0	<0.001
Cereals	0.0 ± 0.2	0.0 ± 0.1	0.0 ± 0.2	0.1 ± 0.3	0.002
Fish	0.5 ± 0.8	0.1 ± 0.4	0.4 ± 0.8	1.0 ± 0.9	<0.001
Red Meat	1.5 ± 0.7	1.2 ± 0.8	1.7 ± 0.6	1.8 ± 0.5	<0.001
Dairy	0.8 ± 0.9	0.4 ± 0.6	0.9 ± 0.9	1.2 ± 0.9	<0.001
Alcohol	1.0 ± 0.4	0.9 ± 0.4	1.0 ± 0.4	1.1 ± 0.5	<0.001
Olive Oil	0.0 ± 0.1	0.0 ± 0.1	0.0 ± 0.1	0.0 ± 0.2	0.01

Component scores were calculated using survey-weighted population estimations. The maximum possible score for each component was 2 points. Analyses were survey-weighted ordinary least squares regression models using Tukey’s HSD for multiple pairwise comparisons. Models were not adjusted for covariates. p-values represent comparisons between the lowest and highest MedD adherence tertiles.