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It is associated with a decreased risk of chronic disease, such as cardiovascular disease, obesity, hypertension, diabetes mellitus and cognitive disease. Given the health-promoting aspects of this diet, we conducted a secondary analysis of data from the LifeAge study (\u201cPromoting the shift: sedentary Lifestyle towards active Ageing-LifeAge\u201d Project No 603121-EPP-1-2018-1-ES-SPO-SCP) with the primary aim to determine the proportion of older Irish adults adhering to the MD and to examine the association between adherence to the MD (assessed using the Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener (MEDAS) scoring tool) and anthropometric risk factors of non-communicable diseases. Of the 131 eligible participants (71.8% female, n = 94) (medically well, aged &gt; 50 years and physically independent) (mean age = 66.2 \u00b1 6.5 years), the mean cumulative MD score across the cohort was 5.8 \u00b1 2.2, with 41% classified as moderate-to-high MD adherers (scoring &gt; 7 MEDAS). Females had a significantly higher score compared to males (female 6.24 \u00b1 1.98; male 4.86 \u00b1 2.53; p = 0.002). Age (y), waist circumference (cm) and waist\u2013hip ratio (WHR) each had a significant (p &lt; 0.05) weak and negative correlation with MD score (r = \u22120.193, \u22120.240, \u22120.284, respectively). Visceral fat level had a significant (p &lt; 0.05) moderate and negative correlation with MD score (r = \u22120.327). This analysis is the first to assess adherence to the MD in older Irish adults. MD adherence was lower in the Irish older cohort than that reported in older adults in Mediterranean regions and was adhered to more by females and those with a more favourable anthropometric profile. The health-promoting aspects of the diet are evident in non-Mediterranean regions as is demonstrated by the lesser incidence of some non-communicable diseases in moderate-to-high adherers. 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