| Prevalence ratio (95% CI) across quintiles of pyramid-based Mediterranean diet score* | p trend | Prevalence ratio (95% CI) per SD difference* | ||||
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Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q5 | |||
Range of scores | 3.30–7.84 | 7.85–8.73 | 8.74–9.46 | 9.47–10.28 | 10.29–14.03 |  |  |
N total | 1929 | 1929 | 1929 | 1929 | 1929 | Â | Â |
 N cases (score ≥ 5 of 3 to 12) | 602 | 547 | 450 | 391 | 313 |  |  |
 Multivariable + SES + dietary factor†| 1.00 (ref.) | 0.99 (0.86, 1.12) | 0.82 (0.71, 0.95) | 0.76 (0.65, 0.88) | 0.67 (0.56, 0.78) | < 0.001 | 0.86 (0.81, 0.90) |
 Multivariable + BMI‡ | 1.00 (ref.) | 1.02 (0.89, 1.16) | 0.94 (0.81, 1.08) | 0.90 (0.77, 1.04) | 0.88 (0.75, 1.04) | 0.043 | 0.95 (0.90, 1.00) |