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. 2024 Jan 15;18(1):132–148. doi: 10.4162/nrp.2024.18.1.132

Table 6. Prevalence of obesity, T2D, and HTN according to dietary habits.

Dietary habits Prevalence
Obesity Non-obesity P-value1) T2D Non-T2D P-value HTN Non-HTN P-value
I have three meals a day < 0.001*** < 0.001*** < 0.001***
Unlikely 30.51 14.11 37.5 14.23 51.35 9.61
Likely 69.49 85.89 62.5 85.77 48.65 90.39
I have breakfast regularly < 0.01** < 0.001*** < 0.001***
Unlikely 32.20 18.05 40.0 17.69 51.35 13.70
Likely 67.80 81.95 60.0 82.31 48.65 86.30
I don’t eat late-night snacks everyday < 0.001*** < 0.001*** < 0.001***
Unlikely 47.46 6.64 48.75 9.23 34.23 10.02
Likely 52.54 93.36 51.25 90.77 65.77 89.98
I don’t add sugar to my beverages 0.223 < 0.01** < 0.05*
Unlikely 4.24 1.66 6.25 1.35 4.50 1.43
Likely 95.76 98.34 93.75 98.65 95.50 98.36
I don’t add salt to my food < 0.05* < 0.01** < 0.05*
Unlikely 2.54 0.21 2.5 0.19 1.80 0.40
Likely 97.46 99.79 97.5 99.81 98.20 99.60
I don’t eat more than one serving of food every meal time < 0.001*** < 0.001*** < 0.001***
Unlikely 36.44 2.28 36.25 4.62 24.32 5.32
Likely 63.56 97.72 63.75 95.19 75.68 94.68
I don’t eat fast food everyday 0.485 0.127 0.499
Unlikely 0.85 0.41 1.25 0.19 0.0 0.41
Likely 99.15 99.59 98.75 99.81 100 99.59
I take some nutrient supplements everyday 0.443 0.533 0.347
Unlikely 1.69 1.87 2.5 1.54 2.70 1.43
Likely 98.31 98.13 97.5 98.46 97.30 98.57
I drink at least eight cups of water everyday < 0.05* 0.783 0.543
Unlikely 71.19 58.71 62.5 60.77 58.56 61.55
Likely 28.81 41.29 37.5 39.23 41.44 38.45
I consume healthy drinks to improve my health 0.198 0.587 0.095
Unlikely 82.20 93.36 70.0 94.23 71.17 96.89
Likely 17.80 6.64 30.0 5.77 28.82 3.11

Data are presented as percentages (%).

T2D, type 2 diabetes; HTN, hypertension.

1)P-values were obtained from the χ2 test.

*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001.