Effect of a Mediterranean Diet Intervention on Dietary Glycemic Load and Dietary Glycemic Index: The PREDIMED Study
Table 3
Regression coefficients and 95% CI for GL and GI according to categories of adherence to MeDiet pattern at one year of follow-up ().
Variables
Adherence to Mediterranean diet pattern
for trend
Low adherence
Moderate adherence
High adherence
(score 3–9)
(score 10-11)
(score 12–14)
Dietary GL
Model 1a
0 (Ref.)
−6.25 (−8.16 to −4.35)
−11.75 (−13.85 to −9.65)
<0.001
Model 2b
0 (Ref.)
−6.33 (−8.23 to −4.43)
−11.84 (−13.94 to −9.75)
<0.001
Model 3c
0 (Ref.)
−6.82 (−8.75 to −4.88)
−13.00 (−15.18 to −10.83)
<0.001
Dietary GI
Model 1a
0 (Ref.)
−0.97 (−1.37 to −0.57)
−1.80 (−2.24 to −1.36)
<0.001
Model 2b
0 (Ref.)
−1.05 (−1.44 to −0.66)
−2.00 (−2.43 to −1.56)
<0.001
Model 3c
0 (Ref.)
−0.93 (−1.33 to −0.54)
−1.87 (−2.32 to −1.43)
<0.001
Dietary GL and GI were energy adjusted by residuals method. Adjusted by age (years) and gender. Adjusted by age (years), gender, smoking (nonsmokers, smokers), total energy intake (g/d), physical activity (continuous), and BMI (continuous).
