Table 1.
Mean number of servings per week for individual food categories, proportion of mild-to-moderate alcohol consumers and mean ratio of daily intake of MUFA-to-SFA by categories of Mediterranean Diet score among older persons living in Bordeaux, The Three-City study (2001–2002). (N=1410)
| Low Category (MeDi Score 0–3) | Middle Category (MeDi Score 4–5) | High Category (MeDi Score 6–9) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n=423 | n=615 | n=372 | |
| Food Categories † | |||
| Mean serving/week (SD) | |||
| Dairy products | 18.4 (7.7) | 16.0 (7.2)* | 14.2 (6.5)*‡ |
| Meat | 5.4 (2.6) | 4.8 (2.4)* | 4.2 (2.2)*‡ |
| Vegetables | 15.7 (6.2) | 19.3 (6.9)* | 23.3 (6.7)*‡ |
| Fruits | 10.8 (6.3) | 13.8 (6.7)* | 16.2 (6.3)*‡ |
| Legumes | 0.4 (0.7) | 0.6 (0.6)* | 0.8 (0.6)*‡ |
| Cereal a | 19.9 (6.4) | 22.2 (6.0)* | 24.5 (5.0)*‡ |
| Fish | 2.0 (1.4) | 2.9 (1.7)* | 3.7 (1.7)*‡ |
| Mild-to-moderate alcohol b (%) | 9 | * | *‡ |
| MUFA-to-SFA ratio, Mean (SD) | 0.77 (0.26) | 0.87 (0.32)* | 1.00 (0.31)*‡ |
Abbreviations: MeDi Mediterranean diet; MUFA-to-SFA Monounsaturated fatty acid-to-saturated fatty acid ratio (intake g/d)
All P -values < .0001 for the analysis of variance (ANOVA) or for the Chi-Square test (proportion of mild-to-moderate alcohol consumers) among categories of Mediterranean diet score
2X2 significant comparisons (P<0.05) for mean number of servings per week for individual food categories, proportion of mild-to-moderate alcohol consumers and mean ratio of daily intake of MUFA-to-SFA between categories of Mediterranean diet score taking the lowest category as reference group or
between individuals in middle and high categories of Mediterranean diet score.
Cereals included consumption of cereals, bread and pasta and rice (whole and refined grains)
For alcohol intake, we attributed a value of 1 for people whose consumption was mild-to moderate, corresponding to the second quartile of distribution of total alcohol intake. One point was given to men if their consumption was within 7-to-14 glasses per week (10-to-20g/d) and to women if consumption was within 1-to-4 (1.4-to-5.7g/d) glasses per week.