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. 2021 Jul 19;9:686115. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.686115

Table 3.

Adherence to the mediterranean diet and positive answers to the Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener (MEDAS) questionnaire.

Adherence to the
Mediterranean diet
Pre-
confinement
During
confinement
Post-
confinement
  LOW 15 (17.6) 12 (14.1) 5 (5.9)
  MEDIUM 51 (60.0) 56 (65.9) 53 (62.3)
  HIGH 19 (22.4) 17 (20) 27 (31.7)
Olive oil, main dressing 72 (84.7) 75 (88.2) 75 (88.2)
Olive oil, ≥ 4 tablespoons/day 54 (63.5) 56 (65.9) 55 (64.7)
Vegetables, ≥ 2 servings/day 32 (37.6) 41 (48.2) 43 (50.6)
Fruits, ≥ 3 servings/day 18 (21.2) 20 (23.5) 22 (25.9)
Read meat, <1 serving/day 62 (72.9) 61 (71.8) 66 (77.6)
Butter, <1 serving/day 80 (94.1) 80 (94.1) 82 (96.5)
Sweet beverages, <1 serving/day 70 (82.4) 66 (77.6) 72 (84.7)
Wine, 7 servings/week 3 (3.5) 10 (11.8) 3 (3.5)
Legumes, ≥ 3 servings/week 26 (30.6) 27 (31.8) 27 (31.8)
Fish and seafood, ≥ 3 servings/week 22 (25.9) 22 (25.9) 24 (28.2)
Sweets, <3 servings/week 47 (55.3) 44 (51.8) 51 (60.0)
Nuts, ≥ 3 servings/week 51 (60.0) 48 (56.5) 51 (60.0)
White meat preferred over red meat 72 (84.7) 67 (78.8) 73 (85.9)
Soffritto 54 (63.5) 54 (63.5) 53 (62.4)

Data are expressed as number and a percentage in parenthesis [n (%)].