Table 3 Positive answers to MEDAS questionnaire and adherence to the MD
From: Eating habits and lifestyle changes during COVID-19 lockdown: an Italian survey
Whole sample (n = 3533) | Northern Italy (n = 547) | Center Italy (n = 2009) | Southern Italy and Islands (n = 977) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Olive oil, main dressing | 3368 (95.8) | 518 (94.7) | 1940 (96.6) | 928 (95.0) |
Olive oil, >= 4 ts/day | 1827 (51.7) | 257 (47.0) | 1076 (53.6) | 494 (50.6) |
Vegetables, >= 2 s/day | 2430 (68.8) | 398 (72.8) | 1396 (69.5) | 636 (65.1) |
Fruits, >= 3 s/day | 1202 (34.0) | 180 (32.9) | 666 (33.2) | 356 (36.4) |
Read meat, < 1 s/day | 1854 (52.5) | 307 (56.1) | 1039 (51.7) | 508 (52.0) |
Butter, < 1 s/day | 1668 (47.2) | 301 (55.0) | 888 (44.2) | 479 (49.0) |
Sweet beverage, < 1 s/day | 1676 (47.4) | 293 (53.6) | 916 (45.6) | 467 (47.8) |
Wine, 7 s/week | 396 (11.2) | 60 (11.0) | 245 (12.2) | 91 (9.3) |
Legumes, >=3 s/week | 1826 (51.7) | 267 (48.8) | 966 (48.1) | 593 (60.7) |
Fish and seafood, >= 3 s/week | 1376 (38.9) | 198 (36.2) | 750 (37.3) | 428 (43.8) |
Sweets, < 3 s/week | 1753 (49.6) | 280 (51.2) | 970 (48.3) | 503 (51.5) |
Nuts, >= 3/week | 1675 (47.4) | 281 (51.4) | 909 (45.2) | 485 (49.6) |
White meat over red | 2653 (75.1) | 427 (78.1) | 1515 (75.4) | 711 (72.8) |
“Soffritto” | 1890 (53.5) | 309 (56.5) | 1067 (53.1) | 514 (52.6) |
MEDAS score | 7 [6–9]* | 7 [6–9] | 7 [6–9] | 7 [6–9] |
Adherence to the MD | ||||
Low | 765 (21.7) | 108 (19.7) | 463 (23.0) | 194 (19.9) |
Medium | 2228 (63.1) | 344 (62.9) | 1261 (62.8) | 623 (63.8) |
High | 540 (15.3) | 95 (17.4) | 285 (14.2) | 160 (16.4) |