Table 1 Characteristics of the participants
From: Cross-sectional study on the relationship between the Mediterranean Diet Score and blood lipids
|  | Women (n = 506) | Men (n = 707) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
Age (years) | 44.7 | 10.3 | 46.5 | 11.4 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 24.2 | 3.9 | 25.6 | 3.1 |
Total energy intake (kcal) | 1976 | 533 | 2565 | 749 |
Physical activity level | 1.7 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.3 |
Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 205 | 37 | 208 | 38 |
LDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 118 | 33 | 130 | 35 |
HDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 67 | 15 | 55 | 12 |
Total/HDL cholesterol | 3.2 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 1.0 |
MDS total | 4.6 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 1.7 |
| Â | n | % | n | % |
Actual smokers | 78 | 15 | 103 | 15 |