Table 3: Diet Quality Index, CVD risk score and lipid profileby area.
Statistical analysis: T test; level of significance. P<0.05; n.s. = not significant.
MDSS: Mediterranean Dietary Serving Score.
CVD: cardiovascular disease; HDL: High-Density Lipoprotein; LDL: low density lipoproteins.
| Area 1 | Area 2 | p |
| MDSS score | 15.2±3.3 | 12.2±4.6 | 0.002 |
| CVD risk score (%) | 3.3±4.5 | 7.3±10.5 | 0.009 |
| Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 176.9±37.1 | 185.5±32.8 | n.s |
| Cholesterol non-HDL(mg/dl) | 121.6±35.3 | 134.2±32.6 | 0.05 |
| HDL (mg/dl) | 55.3±13.6 | 51.3±10.6 | n.s |
| LDL (mg/dl) | 97.1±31.9 | 118.6±34.9 | 0.001 |
| LDL/HDL | 1.82±0.64 | 2.41±0.86 | 0.0001 |