Adherence to the Mediterranean diet among Italian adults: results from the web-based Medi-Lite questionnaire
Monica Dinu, Giuditta Pagliai, Ilaria Giangrandi, Barbara Colombini, Lorenz Toniolo, G.F. Gensini, Francesco Sofi
Abstract
< 0.001) higher adherence scores were observed in females compared to males, in elderly people compared to young people, and in individuals with a university degree compared to those with a primary or a secondary school diploma. At the multivariate analysis, female gender, advanced age (>45 years), and higher education level were associated with a higher probability of being in the highest quartile of the Medi-Lite distribution. In conclusion, we found that some sub-groups of our population (males, younger individuals, and those with lower levels of education) need to improve their diet for reaching higher adherence scores to the MD.