Table 1 Comparison of reported food consumption frequencies (servings per month) between the Mediterranean Diet (MD) group and the Control Diet (CD) group. The food consumption frequencies are based on the food frequency questionnaires. The data are presented as medians (25th-75th percentiles).
MD group (n = 26) | CD group (n = 25) | p-value* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time (weeks after dietary shift) | Time (weeks after start of study) | ||||||
0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 12 | ||
Cooked root vegetables | 6(2–16) | 16(6–16) | 11(5–16) | 2(2–6) | 6(0–6) | 2(0–6) | 0.027 |
Raw root vegetables | 6(2–16) | 16(16–26) | 6(6–16)† | 6(1–16) | 6(2–6) | 6(2–16) | 0.013 |
Cooked green vegetables | 16(6–16) | 16(16–26) | 26(16–26)‡ | 6(4–16) | 6(4–16) | 6(2–16) | <0.001 |
Raw green vegetables | 16(6–19) | 26(24–37) | 21(16–26)‡ | 16(6–26) | 16(6–26) | 6(4–21) | 0.001 |
Legumes | 2(0–6) | 11(5–16) | 6(2–16)§ | 2(0–4) | 2(2–6) | 2(0–2) | 0.002 |
Fruit and berries | 16(6–26) | 16(14–26) | 16(6–26) | 16(4–48) | 16(2–26) | 6(2–21)† | 0.395 |
Fish | 6(6–6) | 16(6–16) | 16(16–16)§ | 6(2–6) | 6(6–16) | 6(2–6) | <0.001 |
Shellfish | 2(0–2) | 2(0–6) | 4(2–6)‡ | 2(0–2) | 2(0–2) | 2(0–2) | <0.001 |
Black tea | 7(0–16) | 7(0–42) | 7(0–42) | 7(0–42) | 7(0–42) | 7(0–42) | 0.015 |
Green tea | 0 | 25(0–42) | 7(0–42)§ | 0 | 0 | 0 | <0.001 |