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Table 2 Nutrients and food groups assessment according to extra virgin olive oil intake-baseline

From: Effect of the replacement of dietary vegetable oils with a low dose of extravirgin olive oil in the Mediterranean Diet on cognitive functions in the elderly

Nutrients intake

Without EVOO (N = 55)

With EVOO (N = 55)

p value

Calories (Kcal)

1880 (452)

1814 (376)

0.40

MAI

2.92 (1)

2.83 (1)

0.67

MDS

33 (3)

33 (3)

0.15

Carbohydrates (%)

46 (6)

47 (7)

0.49

Proteins (%)

17 (2)

17 (3)

0.54

Fats (%)

37 (6)

37 (7)

0.70

Carbohydrates (g)

209 (59)

207 (49)

0.81

Proteins (g)

78 (20)

75 (23)

0.55

Fats (g)

75 (20)

73 (23)

0.63

Monounsaturated fatty acids (g)

38 (9)

37 (12)

0.64

Alcohol (g)

9 (12)

5 (8)

0.037

Food groups intake

 Potatoes (g)

16 (19)

20 (25)

0.30

 Cereals (g)

205 (88)

200 (82)

0.77

 Legumes (g)

15 (13)

25 (31)

0.051

 Vegetables (g)

250 (133)

290 (136)

0.11

 Fruit (g)

333 (162)

345 (206)

0.73

 Fish (g)

61 (45)

73 (64)

0.27

 Meat (g)

79 (44)

75 (48)

0.66

 Eggs (g)

11 (10)

15 (28)

0.30

 Milk (g)

139 (112)

122 (108)

0.43

 Cheese (g)

48 (39)

66 (50)

0.038

 Animal fats/margarines (g)

0.69 (2)

1.5 (5)

0.29

 Cookies (g)

7.7 (16)

9.6 (16)

0.53

 Cakes/pies (g)

28 (24)

38 (30)

0.059

 Sugar drinks (g)

27 (89)

10 (30)

0.18

 Wine (g)

90 (127)

70 (117)

0.40

 EVOO (g)

33 (10)

36 (12)

0.20

  1. EVOO extra virgin olive oil, MDS Mediterranean Diet Score, MAI Mediterranean adequacy index