Table 3 Dietary intakes of study participants across case and control groups as well as across quartile categories of the Mediterranean Dietary Quality Index
| Â | Breast cancer | Quartiles of Mediterranean Dietary Quality Index | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 150) | No (n = 150) | P* | Q1 (n = 103) MedDQI score range: 3–5 | Q2 (n = 91) | Q3 (n = 49) | Q4 (n = 57) MedDQI score range: 8–11 | P* | |
Saturated fatty acids (% energy) | 9.1 ± 4 | 8.1 ± 3 | 0.02 | 6.9 ± 1.9 | 7.7 ± 2.3 | 8.9 ± 2.7 | 12.7 ± 4.8 | < 0.001 |
Cholesterol (mg/d) | 255 ± 117 | 229 ± 126 | 0.06 | 194 ± 63 | 208 ± 74 | 269 ± 112 | 359 ± 179 | < 0.001 |
Meats (gr/d) | 51.9 ± 41.9 | 46.6 ± 31.5 | 0.26 | 37.3 ± 22.2 | 44.5 ± 30.4 | 57.3 ± 47.4 | 71.6 ± 64.2 | < 0.001 |
Olive oil (ml/d) | 1.9 ± 3.2 | 1.8 ± 3 | 0.82 | 3 ± 3.9 | 1.6 ± 2.7 | 0.8 ± 1.3 | 1 ± 2.4 | < 0.001 |
Fish (gr/d) | 8.9 ± 11.7 | 7.8 ± 9 | 0.39 | 9.4 ± 13.1 | 7.5 ± 8.4 | 6.6 ± 8 | 9.2 ± 9.7 | 0.63 |
Cereals (gr/d) | 343 ± 288 | 495 ± 2390 | 0.44 | 633 ± 2875 | 299 ± 314 | 314 ± 225 | 314 ± 252 | 0.23 |
Vegetables + fruits (gr/d) | 999 ± 413 | 974 ± 343 | 0.57 | 1,098,326 | 958 ± 331 | 929 ± 433 | 881 ± 447 | < 0.001 |
Energy intake (kcal/d) | 2914.1 ± 1159.0 | 2660.3 ± 799.6 | 0.02 | 3173.0 ± 1945.7 | 2888.0 ± 921.3 | 2980.4 ± 1040.9 | 2986.1 ± 995.7 | 0.06 |