Continued education | Managerial | Skilled non-manual | Skilled manual | Partly skilled | Economically inactive | |
Mediterranean diet score, age 46 years, t-test | 6.72 (1.66) | 6.15 (1.65)** | 6.09 (1.57)** | 5.81 (1.61)** | 5.85 (1.65)** | 5.89 (1.70)** |
Mediterranean diet components, age 46 years | ||||||
Vegetables, servings/day, t-test | 2.50 (2.07) | 2.25 (2.30)** | 2.07 (1.88)** | 1.82 (2.01)** | 2.06 (2.66)** | 2.02 (2.20)** |
Legumes, servings/week, t-test | 1.49 (2.16) | 1.62 (2.45) | 1.32 (2.17) | 1.46 (2.28) | 1.48 (2.49) | 1.03 (1.86) |
Fruits, s/d, t-test | 2.09 (1.95) | 1.87 (2.03)** | 1.73 (1.84)** | 1.66 (2.00)** | 1.75 (2.19)** | 1.82 (2.42)* |
Nuts, s/d, t-test | 0.28 (0.57) | 0.21 (0.55)** | 0.17 (0.44)** | 0.23 (0.69)* | 0.19 (0.54)** | 0.21 (0.55)* |
Cereals, s/d, t-test | 3.15 (2.01) | 2.79 (1.88)** | 2.85 (1.84)** | 2.72 (1.79)** | 2.69 (1.87)** | 2.61 (1.94)** |
Dairy, s/d, t-test | 1.69 (1.00) | 1.65 (1.00) | 1.59 (0.92)** | 1.55 (0.97)** | 1.57 (0.99)* | 1.56 (0.95)* |
Fish, s/w, t-test | 1.53 (2.40) | 1.23 (2.22)** | 1.22 (2.24)** | 0.98 (2.13)** | 1.08 (2.50)** | 0.96 (2.08)** |
Red meats, s/w, t-test | 2.30 (3.05) | 3.01 (3.65)** | 2.59 (3.34)* | 3.27 (3.91)** | 3.12 (4.13)** | 2.59 (3.30) |
Processed meats, s/w, t-test | 1.49 (2.24) | 1.90 (2.66)** | 1.84 (2.51)** | 2.26 (3.30)** | 2.19 (3.23)** | 1.63 (2.18) |
White meats, s/w, t-test | 2.45 (3.33) | 2.55 (3.60) | 2.67 (3.63) | 2.59 (3.73) | 2.45 (4.00) | 2.20 (3.30) |
Eggs, s/w, t-test | 1.64 (2.82) | 1.53 (2.82) | 1.43 (2.60)* | 1.69 (2.94) | 1.67 (2.90) | 1.33 (2.80) |
Potatoes, s/w, t-test | 3.52 (3.58) | 3.84 (3.92)* | 4.01 (3.98)** | 4.16 (4.04)** | 4.28 (4.34)** | 3.47 (3.84) |
Wine, s/d, t-test | 1.21 (1.88) | 1.07 (1.95) | 1.01 (1.83)** | 0.69 (1.67)** | 0.61 (1.56)** | 0.77 (1.77)** |
Sweets, s/w, t-test | 8.36 (6.26) | 8.42 (6.24) | 8.86 (6.20)* | 9.15 (6.67)** | 9.27 (7.60)** | 9.22 (8.31)* |
Olive oil, %, χ² test | 5.58 | 3.51* | 2.58** | 2.49** | 2.15** | 3.43 |
*p<0.05, **p<0.01.
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