Table 1.
Baseline sociodemographic characteristics of the studied subjects.
| CD (n = 51) | MD-HMF (n = 52) | MD-PA (n = 52) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | p | ||
| Age (years) # | 53.2 (8.6) | 51.9 (7.6) | 52.1 (6.1) | 0.295 | |
| Education (years) # | 16.3 (6.6) | 15.4 (4.9) | 17.0 (7.4) | 0.034 | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Gender | 0.586 | ||||
| Male | 30 (58.8) | 33 (63.5) | 31 (59.6) | ||
| Female | 21 (41.2) | 19 (36.5) | 21 (40.4) | ||
| Marital status | 0.404 | ||||
| Single | 5 (9.8) | 4 (7.7) | 5 (9.6) | ||
| Married | 39 (76.5) | 40 (76.9) | 38 (73.1) | ||
| Divorced | 6 (11.8) | 8 (15.4) | 8 (15.4) | ||
| Widow | 1 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.9) | ||
| Socioeconomic status | 0.097 | ||||
| Low | 16 (64.0) | 20 (76.9) | 19 (73.1) | ||
| Medium | 8 (32.0) | 5 (19.2) | 5 (19.2) | ||
| High | 1 (4.0) | 1 (3.8) | 2 (7.7) | ||
| Smoking habit | 0.078 | ||||
| No | 43 (87.8) | 39 (81.2) | 46 (88.5) | ||
| ≥1 cigarette/day | 6 (12.2) | 9 (18.8) | 6 (11.5) | ||
| Alcohol consumption | <0.001 | ||||
| No | 20 (39.2) | 12 (23.1) | 10 (19.2) | ||
| Yes, <7 drinks/week | 23 (45.1) | 32 (61.5) | 32 (61.5) | ||
| ≥7 drinks/week | 8 (15.7) | 8 (15.4) | 10 (19.2) | ||
Abbreviations: CD: Conventional diet; MD-HMF: Mediterranean diet-high meal frequency; MD-PA: Mediterranean diet-physical activity. # log-transformed. Difference in means between groups were tested by ANOVA test. Differences in prevalence’s across groups were assessed using χ2.