Table 1 Various characteristics of the overweight/obese participants according to Mediterranean diet score.

1^st tertile <24

2^nd tertile 24–27

3^rd tertile >27

P

901

722

139

55 ± 13

46 ± 11

35 ± 10

< 0.001

76

58

16

< 0.001

11 ± 4

12 ± 4

13 ± 3

< 0.001

38

46

45

0.002

39

38

44

0.014

101.9 ± 12.7

92.2 ± 11.2

77.7 ± 10.6

< 0.001

0.93 ± 0.09

0.87 ± 0.09

0.78 ± 0.08

< 0.001

29.6 ± 4.4

26.6 ± 2.8

22.5 ± 2.6

< 0.001