Patient characteristics, overall and by mean baseline Mediterranean Diet Score (MDS; n=865)
| Combined | MDS <5.6 | MDS >5.6 | |
| Age, mean±SD (years) | 59±16 | 58±16 | 60±16 |
| Sex, n (%) | |||
| Male | 463 (53.5) | 208 (54.0) | 255 (53.1) |
| Female | 402 (46.5) | 177 (46.0) | 225 (46.9) |
| BMI, mean±SD (kg/m2) | 27.4±6 | 28.6±6.2 | 26.5±5.6 |
| BMI category, n (%) | |||
| Underweight (BMI <18.5) | 16 (2.0) | 3 (0.9) | 13 (3.0) |
| Normal weight (18.5–24.9) | 280 (35.9) | 95 (27.7) | 185 (42.3) |
| Overweight (25.0–29.9) | 279 (35.8) | 128 (37.3) | 151 (34.6) |
| Obese (30+) | 205 (26.3) | 117 (34.1) | 88 (20.1) |
| Race, n (%)* | |||
| Asian | 52 (6.0) | 21 (5.5) | 31 (6.5) |
| Black | 45 (5.2) | 21 (5.5) | 24 (5.0) |
| White | 630 (72.8) | 284 (73.8) | 346 (72.1) |
| Other (other race, patient refused, unknown) | 138 (16.0) | 59 (15.3) | 79 (16.5) |
| Self-rated diet quality, n (%) | |||
| Poor | 19 (2.2) | 15 (3.9) | 4 (0.8) |
| Fair | 141 (16.3) | 105 (27.3) | 36 (7.5) |
| Good | 340 (39.3) | 169 (43.9) | 171 (35.6) |
| Very good | 287 (33.2) | 77 (20.0) | 210 (43.8) |
| Excellent | 77 (8.9) | 18 (4.7) | 59 (12.3) |
| MDS, n (%) meeting goal | |||
| Vegetables | 595 (69) | 181 (20.9) | 414 (47.9) |
| Fruit | 571 (66) | 184 (21.3) | 387 (44.7) |
| Whole grains | 567 (66) | 186 (21.5) | 381 (44.0) |
| Wine | 254 (29) | 65 (7.5) | 189 (21.8) |
| Fish | 507 (59) | 153 (17.7) | 354 (40.9) |
| Legumes/beans | 518 (60) | 135 (15.6) | 383 (44.3) |
| Nuts/seeds | 542 (63) | 144 (16.6) | 398 (46.0) |
| Fat | 739 (85) | 283 (32.7) | 456 (52.7) |
| Red or processed meats | 569 (66) | 201 (23.2) | 368 (42.5) |
| Total score, mean±SD | 5.6±1.8 | 4.0±1.2 | 6.9±0.9 |
*Data on ethnicity (hispanic, non-hispanic) were too unreliable to report (n=511 missing).
BMI, body mass index.