Physical Activity and Adherence to Mediterranean Diet Increase Total Antioxidant Capacity: The ATTICA Study
Table 1
Lifestyle, clinical, and biochemical characteristics of the participants, according to Mediterranean diet score.
Men ()
Women ()
Tertile of diet score
1st (0ā20)
2nd (21ā35)
3rd (36ā55)
1st (0ā20)
2nd (21ā35)
3rd (36ā55)
Age (years)
.01
Years of education
.001
Current smoking (%)
49
46
44
40
39
38
.21
Physical activity status
.001
āInactive (%)
63
26**
11**
70
22**
8**
āMinimally active (%)
64
26**
10**
71
21**
8**
āHEPA (%)
59
25**
16**
65
25**
10**
METs min/week
3**
7*
1**
.03
Body mass index (kg/m2)
.04
SBP (mm Hg)
8**
9**
.003
DBP (mm Hg)
.25
Hypertension (%)
51
27**
20**
50
36**
10**
.001
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)
.14
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)
.07
Hypercholesterolemia (%)
45
39
36
51
47
25
.08
TAC (mol/L)
1**
2**
9*
4**
.002
TAC: total antioxidant capacity; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; LDL: low density lipoprotein. Data are presented as mean SD and percentages. No significant interactions were observed between tertile of diet score and sex. Probability values are derived from ANOVA and evaluate the association between tertiles of diet score and the investigated variables, after adjusting for sex. -valu; -valu for the comparisons between 2nd, 3rd tertile versus 1st tertile of diet group.
