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Table 4 Correlations of PREDIMED score with age, BMI, WC, and hs-CRP according to sex

From: Sex-differences in Mediterranean diet: a key piece to explain sex-related cardiovascular risk in obesity? A cross-sectional study

Parameters

PREDIMED score

Females (n = 968)

Males (n = 680)

Simple

*Adjusted

Simple

*Adjusted

r

p-value

r

p-value

r

p-value

r

p-value

Age (years)

− 0.082

0.011

0.159

 < 0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

− 0.744

 < 0.001

− 0.583

 < 0.001

WC (cm)

− 0.603

 < 0.001

− 0.567

 < 0.001

hs-CRP (mg/L)

− 0.508

 < 0.001

− 0.257

 < 0.001

− 0.457

 < 0.001

− 0.270

 < 0.001

  1. A p-value in bold type denotes a significant difference (p < 0.05). PREDIMED PREvención con DIetaMEDiterránea, BMI Body Mass Index, WC Waist Circumference; hs-CRP High Sensitivity C Reactive Protein. *Adjusted for age, BMI and WC, physical activity, and smoking