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Table 3 Participant’s demographic, anthropometric and clinical characteristics after 1 year according to extra virgin olive oil-intake

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

Demographic, anthropometric and clinical characteristics

MeDiet (N = 55)

MeDiet plus EVOO (N = 55)

p value

Weight (Kg)

71 (11)

71 (14)

0.99

BMI (Kg/m2)

27.9 (4)

28.7 (4)

0.29

WC (cm)

96 (11)

95 (12)

0.80

SBP (mmHg)

128 (12)

131 (15)

0.40

DBP (mmHg)

80 (8)

78 (10)

0.34

Glucose (mg/dL)

103 (23)

103 (20)

0.92

Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.86 (0.2)

0.85 (0.2)

0.81

Total Cholesterol (mg/dL)

192 (38)

191 (36)

0.81

HDL Cholesterol (mg/dL)

54 (14)

60 (17)

0.05

LDL Cholesterol (mg/dL)

119 (37)

117 (33)

0.74

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

121 (57)

104 (38)

0.08

Nutrients intake

 Calories (Kcal)

1545 (386)

1560 (292)

0.81

 MAI

3.09 (1)

3.22 (1)

0.60

 ΔMAI

0.02 (1)

0.18 (1)

0.51

 Carbohydrates (%)

47 (5)

51 (6)

0.002

 Proteins (%)

16 (3)

17 (3)

0.48

 Fats (%)

36 (6)

33 (5)

< 0.001

 Carbohydrates (g)

177 (48)

193 (42)

0.053

 Proteins (g)

61 (18)

63 (16)

0.43

 Fats (g)

60 (17)

55 (12)

0.07

 Alcohol (g)

8 (11)

6 (8)

0.21

 Monounsaturated fatty acids (g)

31 (10)

28 (5)

0.025

 Oleic acid (g)

30 (9)

27 (5)

0.027

Food groups intake

 Potatoes (g)

25 (24)

26 (32)

0.73

 Cereals (g)

164 (70)

171 (55)

0.56

 Legumes (g)

19 (19)

26 (25)

0.14

 Vegetables (g)

203 (295)

229 (128)

0.55

 Fruit (g)

269 (149)

336 (188)

0.041

 Fish (g)

42 (32)

47 (40)

0.48

 Meat (g)

72 (42)

68 (45)

0.64

 Eggs (g)

10 (11)

9 (11)

0.87

 Milk (g)

104 (98)

145 (114)

0.043

 Cheese (g)

35 (29)

35 (26)

0.98

 Animal fats/margarines (g)

0.8 (3)

0.7 (3)

0.78

 Cookies (g)

8 (16)

12 (17)

0.28

 Cakes/pies (g)

25 (18)

20 (20)

0.19

 Sugar drinks (g)

4.0 (12)

16 (53)

0.11

 Wine (g)

74 (109)

51 (78)

0.20

 EVOO (g)

30 (12)

26 (6)

0.044

  1. EVOO extra virgin olive oil, BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, HDL high density lipoprotein, LDL low density lipoprotein