| | |
Simplified MeDi† score category
| |
|---|
| |
N
|
Low (1–4)
|
High (5–8)
|
p
|
|---|
|
Place of residence
| | | |
0.002
|
|
Urban
|
1266
|
27.3
|
72.7
| |
|
Rural
|
948
|
33.3
|
66.7
|
|
Gender
| | | |
0.13
|
|
Women
|
1208
|
28.6
|
71.4
| |
|
Men
|
1006
|
31.5
|
68.5
|
|
Age group
| | | |
0.80
|
|
< 35 years
|
843
|
30.4
|
69.6
| |
|
35 – 49 years
|
718
|
29.5
|
70.5
|
|
≥ 50 years
|
651
|
29.8
|
70.2
|
|
Marital status
| | | |
0.007
|
|
Single/divorced/widowed
|
691
|
34.0
|
66.0
| |
|
Married
|
1502
|
28.4
|
71.6
| |
|
Education
| | | |
0.35
|
|
Illiterate
|
984
|
31.0
|
69.0
| |
|
< 6 years
|
642
|
27.7
|
72.3
|
|
≥ 6 years
|
578
|
30.4
|
69.6
|
|
Average family income (MAD)
| | | |
0.72
|
|
< 2000 MAD
|
1101
|
28.5
|
71.5
| |
|
2000 - 4999
|
541
|
28.8
|
71.2
|
|
≥ 5000
|
188
|
31.4
|
68.6
|
|
Occupation
| | | |
0.18
|
|
Active/student
|
999
|
31.1
|
68.9
| |
|
Retired/unemployed/Housewife
|
1178
|
28.5
|
71.5
|
|
Housing
| | | |
0.002
|
|
Luxurious or modern
|
300
|
33.7
|
66.3
| |
|
New medina
|
340
|
26.5
|
73.5
|
|
Old medina
|
423
|
23.6
|
76.4
|
|
Poor housing or slums
|
1151
|
32.2
|
67.8
|
|
Tobacco consumption
| | | |
0.07
|
|
Current smoker
|
290
|
66.2
|
33.8
| |
|
Ex-smoker
|
185
|
65.4
|
34.6
| |
|
Never smoker
|
1632
|
71.3
|
28.7
| |
|
Physical activity(≥ 30 min/day)
| | | |
0.34
|
|
Yes
|
1252
|
31.0
|
69.0
| |
|
No
|
780
|
29.0
|
71.0
| |
|
Class BMI (Kg/m2)
| | | |
0.07
|
|
< 25
|
1241
|
30.1
|
69.9
| |
|
25 – 29.9
|
663
|
27.1
|
72.9
|
|
≥ 30
|
300
|
34.3
|
65.7
|
- Sample of the adult Moroccan population, 2008. † Mediterranean Diet.
