| All children (n = 460) | Females (n = 228) | Males (n = 232) | |||||
| n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | ||
| Mediterranean diet components | |||||||
| Fruit or fruit juice daily | +1 | 398 | (86.5) | 193 | (84.7) | 205 | (88.4) |
| Second serving of fruit daily | +1 | 201 | (43.7) | 98 | (43.0) | 103 | (44.4) |
| Fresh or cooked vegetables daily | +1 | 228 | (49.6) | 109 | (47.8) | 119 | (51.3) |
| Fresh or cooked vegetables >1/day | +1 | 24 | (5.2) | 9 | (4.0) | 15 | (6.5) |
| Legumes ⩾1/week | +1 | 406 | (88.3) | 197 | (86.4) | 209 | (90.1) |
| Regular fish consumption (at least 2–3/week) | +1 | 381 | (82.8) | 188 | (82.5) | 193 | (83.2) |
| Cereals for breakfast ⩾1/day | +1 | 86 | (18.7) | 37 | (16.2) | 49 | (21.1) |
| Pasta or rice almost daily (⩾ 5/week) | +1 | 274 | (59.6) | 129 | (56.6) | 145 | (62.5) |
| Dairy product (milk, yogurt or cheese) daily | +1 | 459 | (99.8) | 228 | (99.6) | 231 | (99.6) |
| Two dairy products daily | +1 | 433 | (94.1) | 211 | (92.5) | 222 | (95.7) |
| Regular nut consumption (2–3/week) | +1 | 77 | (16.7) | 41 | (18.0) | 36 | (15.5) |
| Use of olive oil at home daily | +1 | 347 | (75.4) | 173 | (75.9) | 174 | (75.0) |
| Fast food consumption (hamburger) >1/week | −1 | 157 | (34.1) | 72 | (31.6) | 85 | (36.6) |
| Sweets–pastries ⩾1/day | −1 | 450 | (97.8) | 225 | (98.7) | 225 | (97.0) |
| KidMed Score | |||||||
| Low (⩽3) | 43 | (9.3) | 23 | (10.1) | 20 | (8.6) | |
| Medium (4–6) | 247 | (53.7) | 122 | (53.5) | 125 | (53.9) | |
| High (⩾7) | 170 | (37.0) | 83 | (36.4) | 87 | (37.5) | |
*The KidMed index was slightly modified so as to adapt to the study population.