Statistical analyses of anthropometric and metabolic variables associated with cardiovascular disease risk by quartiles of modified Mediterranean diet score (mMDS) in 780 male subjects.

1Arithmetic mean and standard deviation.2Geometric mean and standard deviation.3Analysis of variance performed using log-transformed dependent variable.Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; bpm, beats per minute; ETT, exercise treadmill test; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; HR, heart rate; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; METS, metabolic equivalents; SD, standard deviation, SBP, systolic blood pressure.