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Table 2 Food consumption according to MeDi† adherence among a sample of the adult Moroccan population, 2008

From: Adherence to a Mediterranean diet in Morocco and its correlates: cross-sectional analysis of a sample of the adult Moroccan population

MeDi† adherence

Low (1–4)N = 662

High (5–8)N = 1552

 

Male

Female

Male

Female

Food categories

m (SD)

m (SD)

m (SD)

m (SD)

Bread/rice/potatoes/pasta*

9.6 (2.2)

9.5 (2.3)

11.0 (2.3)

10.9 (2.4)

Dairy products*

3.8(4.7)

6.4(5.6)

4.0 (4.6)

5.6 (5.7)

Vegetables*

5.3(2.0)

6.4 (1.5)

6.2 (1.6)

6.8 (0.7)

Legumes*

0.9 (1.2)

0.6 (1.0)

1.6 (1.1)

1.3 (1.1)

Red meat*

02.9 (2.6)

3.8 (3.1)

2.5 (2.7)

2.8 (3.0)

Fish*

1.2 (1.6)

1.1 (1.5)

1.5 (1.3)

1.6 (1.6)

Fruits**

4.1 (6.5)

5.0 (6.5)

5.4 (5.9)

6.3 (6.3)

Olive oil (%)

70.0

59.7

89.3

86.9

  1. All P values <0.05 for t-test for Equality of means or for the Chi2 test according to gender among categories of simplified MeDi score.
  2. *Number of days of usual consumption per week, **Number of servings per week.
  3. † Mediterranean Diet.