Table 2.
Main demographic, anthropometric, and clinical characteristics of the patients, according to the adherence to Mediterranean diet.
| Low/Moderate Adherence (n = 40) |
High Adherence (n = 20) |
p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 59.50 (52.00–65.50) | 66.00 (56.50–70.00) | ns |
| F (%) | 30.00 (75.00) | 20.00 (100.00) | 0.023 |
| BMI | 24.45 (21.10–27.45) | 23.40 (21.20–26.02) | ns |
| Smoke (%) | 8.00 (20.00) | 3.00 (15.00) | ns |
| Disease duration, months | 11.50 (6.00–16.50) | 15.00 (12.50–19.50) | 0.033 |
| DAS28 | 3.95 (3.10–5.06) | 3.30 (2.87–3.75) | 0.034 |
| RF positive (%) | 27.00 (67.50) | 12.00 (60.00) | ns |
| ACPA positive (%) | 27.00 (67.50) | 11.00 (55.00) | ns |
| CRP (mg/l) | 4.86 (2.35–10.15) | 2.47 (1.00–5.50) | 0.037 |
| ESR (mm/hg) | 20.00 (10.50–34.50) | 20.00 (13.50–21) | ns |
Data are expressed as median (25–75th percentile) or percentages (%). DAS28 = disease activity score on 28 joints; BMI = body mass index; RF = rheumatoid factor; ACPA = anti cyclic-citrullinated peptide antibodies; CRP = C-reactive protein; ESR = erythrocyte sedimentation rate.