Table 2 Response frequency of dietary components included in the PREDIMED questionnaire in study population according to sex
Questions of PREDIMED questionnaire | Females N = 968 (58.7%) | Males N = 680 (41.3%) | χ2 | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |||
Use of EVOO as main culinary lipid | 713 | 73.7 | 529 | 77.8 | 3.46 | 0.063 |
EVOO > 4 tablespoons | 447 | 46.2 | 353 | 51.9 | 5.03 | 0.025 |
Vegetables ≥ 2 servings/day | 530 | 54.8 | 323 | 47.5 | 8.13 | 0.004 |
Fruits ≥ 3 servings/day | 607 | 62.7 | 371 | 54.6 | 10.66 | 0.001 |
Red/processed meats < 1/day | 562 | 58.1 | 212 | 31.2 | 114.79 | < 0.001 |
Butter, cream, margarine < 1/day | 514 | 53.1 | 412 | 60.6 | 8.80 | 0.003 |
Soda drinks < 1/day | 520 | 53.7 | 300 | 44.1 | 14.35 | 0.001 |
Wine glasses ≥ 7/week | 324 | 33.5 | 421 | 61.9 | 129.28 | < 0.001 |
Legumes ≥ 3/week | 635 | 65.6 | 368 | 54.1 | 21.63 | < 0.001 |
Fish/seafood ≥ 3/week | 529 | 54.6 | 315 | 46.3 | 10.75 | 0.001 |
Commercial sweets and confectionery ≤ 2/week | 541 | 55.9 | 229 | 33.7 | 78.28 | < 0.001 |
Tree nuts ≥ 3/week | 304 | 31.4 | 131 | 19.3 | 29.68 | < 0.001 |
Poultry more than red meats | 573 | 59.2 | 290 | 42.6 | 43.18 | < 0.001 |
Use of sofrito sauce ≥ 2/week | 550 | 56.8 | 246 | 36.23 | 67.33 | < 0.001 |