Table 5.
The single items included in the PREDIMED questionnaire and the categories of adherence to the MD of the study population above and below the median of the Δ% FM kg.
| Questions of PREDIMED Questionnaire n = 318 |
Below the Median n = 159 |
Above the Median n = 159 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | χ2 | * p-Value | |
| Use of EVOO oil as main culinary lipid | 115 | 72.3 | 153 | 96.2 | 32.49 | <0.001 |
| EVOO > 4 tablespoons | 79 | 49.7 | 97 | 61.0 | 3.68 | 0.055 |
| Vegetables ≥ 2 servings/day | 46 | 28.9 | 93 | 58.5 | 27.04 | <0.001 |
| Fruits ≥ 3 servings/day | 31 | 19.5 | 97 | 61.0 | 55.24 | <0.001 |
| Red/processed meats < 1/day | 66 | 41.5 | 97 | 61.0 | 11.34 | 0.001 |
| Butter, cream, margarine < 1/day | 62 | 39.0 | 88 | 55.3 | 7.89 | 0.005 |
| Soda drinks < 1/day | 64 | 40.3 | 85 | 53.5 | 5.05 | 0.025 |
| Wine glasses ≥ 7/week | 16 | 10.1 | 48 | 30.2 | 18.80 | <0.001 |
| Legumes ≥ 3/week | 63 | 39.6 | 79 | 49.7 | 2.86 | 0.091 |
| Fish/seafood ≥ 3/week | 43 | 27.0 | 66 | 41.5 | 6.76 | 0.009 |
| Commercial sweets and confectionery ≤ 2/week | 42 | 26.4 | 76 | 47.8 | 14.67 | 0.001 |
| Tree nuts ≥ 3/week | 54 | 34.0 | 72 | 45.3 | 3.80 | 0.049 |
| Poultry more than red meats | 60 | 37.7 | 85 | 53.5 | 7.30 | 0.007 |
| Use of sofrito sauce ≥ 2/week | 66 | 41.5 | 85 | 53.5 | 4.09 | 0.053 |
| Low adherence to MD | 103 | 64.8 | 14 | 8.8 | 104.7 | <0.001 |
| Average adherence to MD | 50 | 31.4 | 122 | 76.7 | 63.84 | <0.001 |
| High adherence to MD | 6 | 3.8 | 23 | 14.5 | 9.71 | 0.002 |
Data are expressed as numbers (n) and percentages (%). PREDIMED, PREvención con DIetaMEDiterránea; EVOO, extra virgin olive oil; MD, Mediterranean diet. A p-value in bold denotes a significant difference (p < 0.05).