Table 1.
Mediterranean diet adherence measured according to two scores: 15-point score and 9-point literature-based score.
| MedDiet |
Diet × Visit
Interaction |
Diet | Visit | ||||||||||
| 0-Month | 2-Month | 4-Month | 18-Month | Change 0–18 Month | Change 4–18 Month | ||||||||
| (n = 77) | (n = 70) | (n = 70) | (n = 64) | Mean Change | p-Value | 95% CI | Mean Change | p-Value | 95% CI | p-Value | p-Value | p-Value | |
| 15 pt MDAS | 6.7 ± 0.2 | 10.0 ± 0.2 | 9.6 ± 0.2 | 7.9 ± 0.3 | 1.3 ± 0.3 | <0.0001 | 0.6, 2.0 | −1.7 ± 0.3 | 0.000 | −2.4, −1.0 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
| 9 pt MDAS | 7.8 ± 0.3 | 10.9 ± 0.2 | 10.3 ± 0.2 | 9.2 ± 0.3 | 1.3 ± 0.2 | <0.0001 | 0.7, 2.0 | −1.1 ± 0.3 | 0.000 | −1.8, −0.5 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
| HabDiet | |||||||||||||
| 0-Month | 2-Month | 4-Month | 18-Month | Change 0–18 Month | Change 4–18 Month | ||||||||
| (n = 70) | (n = 67) | (n = 67) | (n = 62) | Mean Change | p-Value | 95% CI | Mean Change | p-Value | 95% CI | ||||
| 15 pt MDAS | 6.7 ± 0.2 | 6.9 ± 0.2 | 6.8 ± 0.2 | 6.9 ± 0.3 | 0.2 ± 0.3 | 1.000 | −0.5, 0.9 | 0.2 ± 0.3 | 1.000 | −0.5, 0.8 | |||
| 9 pt MDAS | 8.1 ± 0.3 | 7.9 ± 0.3 | 7.9 ± 0.3 | 8.0 ± 0.3 | −0.1 ± 0.2 | 1.000 | −0.8, 0.6 | 0.2 ± 0.3 | 1.000 | −0.5, 0.8 | |||
15-point score (adapted from [28]), 9-point score literature-based score based on [30]. Statistical analysis undertaken by LMEM with a diet × visit interaction comparing MedDiet and HabDiet across 4 time points. Mean values ± SEM. Adherence score based on intakes of food groups calculated from food frequency questionnaire data. MDAS, Mediterranean diet adherence score; MedDiet, Mediterranean diet; HabDiet, habitual diet.