Research Article

Sociodemographic and Lifestyle Factors Associated with Adherence to Mediterranean Diet in Representative Adult Population in Casablanca City, Morocco: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

The mean values of simplified Mediterranean dietary score among the population studied.

Mean (standard deviation)P value

Total4.79 (1.39)
Sex0.319
 Women4.74 (1.48)
 Men4.84 (1.31)
Age group0.035
 ≤294.61 (1.28)
 30–454.89 (1.45)
 ≥464.90 (1.44)
Marital status0.002
 Not married4.63 (1.37)
 Married4.94 (1.40)
Occupation0.557
 With job4.82 (1.39)
 Without job4.75 (1.41)
Education0.149
 Illiterate4.84 (1.37)
 <6 years4.59 (1.47)
 ≥6 years4.85 (1.37)
Housing0.110
 Traditional housing4.63 (1.42)
 Luxurious5.50 (1.10)
 Flat4.81 (1.36)
 Modern4.73 (1.46)
 Poor housing4.71 (1.43)
Smoking0.539
 Current smoker4.68 (1.38)
 Ex-smoker4.75 (1.35)
 Never smoker4.83 (1.41)
Alcohol consumption0.144
 Consumer5.08 (1.27)
 Nonconsumer4.77 (1.40)
BMI class0.071
 Underweight4.66 (1.07)
 Normal4.73 (1.38)
 Overweight4.72 (1.37)
 Obesity4.06 (1.53)

BMI: body mass index. Variables are presented as mean (standard deviation).