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Table 1 General characteristics of study participants by tertiles of mMED diet score 

From: A greater modified Mediterranean diet score is associated with lower insomnia score among adolescent girls: a cross-sectional study

 

Tertiles of mMED diet score (ranged from 0–9)

P-valuea

T1

T2

T3

Age (y)

14.59 ± 1.5

14.48 ± 1.5

14.39 ± 1.5

0.312

Physical activity (MET. h/week)

45.34 ± 3.1

45.19 ± 3.1

45.59 ± 4.0

0.522

Abdominal obesity (%)

6.2

12.0

13.2

0.012

Mesturation (%)

Yes

51.2

21.9

26.9

0.302

No

41.8

28.4

29.9

BMI percentile (%)

3

3.2

1.2

1.5

0.220

5–85

79.5

76.2

75.8

 ≥ 85

17.3

22.6

22.7

Father’s education (%)

Illiterate

5.5

9.1

1.5

0.025

Diploma

77.2

74.4

83.1

Academic education

17.3

16.5

15.4

Mother’s education (%)

Illiterate

6.3

11.0

2.1

0.006

Diploma

82.1

73.6

83.6

Academic education

11.7

15.3

14.4

  1. aOne-way ANOVA and chi-squared analyses were used
  2. mMED modified Mediterranean diet