Table 4 MEDAS food groups association with dietary biomarkers in the blood
From: Validation of the German version of the Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener (MEDAS) questionnaire
|  | Baseline (n = 66) | At 3 months(n = 54) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MEDAS food group association with dietary biomarker(s) | Mean for group with 0 point (n) | Mean for group with 1 point (n) | p-value | Mean for group with 0 point (n) | Mean for group with 1 point (n) | p-value* |
vegetables with | ||||||
 β-carotene [μg/l] | 859.7 (26) | 889.3 (39) | 0.868 | 487.8 (9) | 918.91 (45) | 0.004 |
fruit with | ||||||
 β-carotene [μg/l] | 786.6 (36) | 1009.51 (29) | 0.183 | 689.5 (25) | 984.181 (29) | 0.056 |
how much olive oil with | ||||||
 hsCRP [mg/l] | 0.6 (54) | 0.51 (11) | 0.337 | 0.7 (39) | 0.51 (15) | 0.218 |
 omega 3 [%] | 14.0 (54) | 13.7 (11) | 0.763 | 13.2 (39) | 13.81 (15) | 0.513 |
 omega 6 [%] | 27.5 (54) | 27.3 (11) | 0. 831 | 25.0 (39) | 25.01 (15) | 0.983 |
 omega 9 [%] | 14.08 (54) | 13.77 (11) | 0.185 | 15.4 (39) | 15.16 (15) | 0.362 |
red meat with | ||||||
 omega 3 [%] | 14.2 (21) | 13.8 (44) | 0.665 | 12.1 (8) | 13.3 (45) | 0.202 |
 omega 6 [%] | 27.5 (21) | 27.4 (44) | 0.908 | 25.0 (8) | 25.2 (45) | 0.849 |
fish with | ||||||
 omega 3 [%] | 14.1 (59) | 12.6 (6) | 0.280 | 12.6 (38) | 15.11 (16) | 0.053 |
 omega 6 [%] | 27.4 (59) | 27.9 (6) | 0.629 | 25.6 (38) | 23.41 (16) | 0.035 |
nuts with | ||||||
 omega 3 [%] | 13.5 (38) | 14.5 (27) | 0.230 | 13.8 (23) | 13.2 (30) | 0.559 |
 omega 6 [%] | 27.8 (38) | 26.9 (27) | 0.811 | 24.4 (23) | 25.4 (30) | 0.361 |