TABLE 4.

Individual items of the Mediterranean diet (score for each food product) in subjects with decreased, unchanged or increased body weight during the lockdown

Food products	Decreased Weight (n = 107)	Unchanged Weight (n = 134)	Increased Weight (n = 273)	P
Fruit (portions/d)	0.9 ± 0.06	1.02 ± 0.06*	0.8 ± 0.04	.03
Vegetables (portions/d)	1.1 ± 0.06*	0.9 ± 0.05*	0.7 ± 0.03	.0001
Legumes (portions/wk)	1.01 ± 0.06*	0.8 ± 0.05	0.7 ± 0.04	.03
Cereal (portions/d)	0.5 ± 0.06	0.6 ± 0.05	0.5 ± 0.04	n.s.
Fish (portions/wk)	0.8 ± 0.06	0.7 ± 0.05	0.6 ± 0.03	n.s.
Meat and meat products (portions/d)	0.8 ± 0.06	0.7 ± 0.06	0.8 ± 0.04	n.s.
Dairy & dairy products (portions/d)	0.7 ± 0.06	0.6 ± 0.05	0.5 ± 0.04	n.s.
Alcohol (units/d)	1.7 ± 0.04	1.6 ± 0.04	1.7 ± 0.02	n.s.
Extra‐virgin olive oil (EVOO, portions/d)	1.3 ± 0.07	1.2 ± 0.06	1.3 ± 0.04	n.s.
Junk food (portions/d)	1.9 ± 0.04*	1.7 ± 0.04	1.7 ± 0.03	.007

Data are mean ± standard error; ^* P < .04 vs. increased weight. Difference was evaluated by Kruskal‐Wallis multiple comparison Z‐value test.

Fruits, 1 portion = 100 grams; vegetables, 1 portion = 100 grams; legumes, 1 portion = 70 grams; cereals, 1 portion = 130 grams; fish, 1 portion = 100 grams; meat and meat products, 1 portion = 80 grams; dairy and dairy products, 1 portion = 180 grams; alcohol, 1 unit = 12 grams; EVOO, 1 portion = 14 grams; junk food, 1 portion = 100 grams. ⁶⁶