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. 2024 Mar 4;10:43. doi: 10.1186/s40795-024-00856-8

Table 2.

Distribution of components of metabolic syndrome and dietary intake based on cohort periods

Characteristics n (%)
N = 1,376
Cohort Periods (in year)
0 (2011/2012) p-value
(year 2 vs. 0)
2 (2013/2014) p-value
(year 4 vs. 2)
4 (2015/2016) p-value
(year 6 vs. 4)
6 (2017/2018)
Metabolic Syndrome Prevalence
 Yes 0 (0) < 0.001* 244 (17.7) < 0.001* 292 (21.2) < 0.001* 394 (28.6)
 No 1,376 (100) 1,132 (82.3) 1,084 (78.8) 982 (71.4)
Waist Circumference (cm) 76.6 ± 10.0 (50–115) < 0.001** 79. 8 ± 10.1 (49–120) < 0.001** 82.3 ± 9.8 (56–121) < 0.001** 83.6 ± 10.0 (54–127)
Abdominal Obesity
 Yes 396 (28.8) < 0.001* 509 (37.0) < 0.001* 659 (47.9) < 0.001* 709 (51.5)
 No 980 (71.2) 867 (63.0) 717 (52.1) 667 (48.5)
Triglycerides Level (mg/dL)c 92.9 ± 45.6 (30–787) < 0.001** 101.8 ± 63.3 (30–1305) 0.544** 102.0 ± 57.2 (32–1114) < 0.001** 112.9 ± 65.59 (32.45–894)
 Normal 1,270 (92.3) < 0.001* 1,220 (88.7) 0.243* 1,205 (87.6) < 0.001* 1,125 (81.8)
 High 106 (7.7) 156 (11.3) 171 (12.4) 251 (18.2)
HDL Level (mg/dL)c 51.5 ± 10.8 (24–98) 0.446** 51.6 ± 11.7 (26–173) < 0.001** 53.0 ± 10.9 (22–96) < 0.001** 50.6 ± 11.1 (26–101.5)
 Normal 961 (69.8) 0.085* 931 (67.7) < 0.001* 1,025 (74.5) < 0.001* 876 (63.7)
 Low 415 (30.2) 445 (32.3) 351 (25.5) 500 (36.3)
Fasting Blood Glucose Level (mg/dL)c 83.3 ± 9.2 (56–134) < 0.001** 86.3 ± 10.6 (58–151) < 0.001** 87.6 ± 9.3 (63–202) < 0.001** 97.6 ± 18.4 (59–349)
 Normal 1,371 (99.6) 0.763* 1,370 (99.6) 0.782* 1,369 (99.5) < 0.001* 1,311 (95.3)
 Diabetes Mellitus 5 (0.4) 6 (0.4) 7 (0.5) 65 (4.7)
Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)c 115.2 ± 12.1 (81–163) 0.143** 115.7 ± 12.4 (86–188) 0.009** 116.4 ± 12.7 (84–185) < 0.001** 120.5 ± 13.8 (83–186)
Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)c 74.1 ± 8.5 (45–103) < 0.001** 92.5 ± 10.2 (64–142) < 0.001** 75.2 ± 8.6 (53–103) < 0.001** 79.2 ± 9.1 (51–121)
Hypertensiond
 Yes 211 (15.3) < 0.001* 1,075 (78.1) < 0.001* 280 (20.3) < 0.001* 456 (33.1)
 No 1,165 (84.7) 301 (21.9) 1,096 (79.7) 920 (66.9)
Body Mass Index (BMI)
 Underweight (< 18.5 kg/m2) 116 (8.4) < 0.001*** 104 (7.6) 0.001*** 100 (7.3) < 0.001*** 86 (6.3)
 Normal (18.5–22.9 kg/m2) 545 (39.6) 496 (36.0) 460 (33.4) 423 (30.7)
 Overweight (23–24.9 kg/m2) 257 (18.7) 251 (18.2) 265 (19.3) 249 (18.1)
 Obese (≥ 25.0 kg/m2) 458 (33.3) 525 (38.2) 551 (40.0) 618 (44.9)
Dietary Intakec
 Energy (kcal) 1721.8 ± 646.7 (185.6–6352.5) 0.992** 1717.3 ± 629.8 (248.5–4838.0) < 0.001** 1891.8 ± 694.7 (36.0–5537.7) < 0.001** 2036.3 ± 784.8 (248.8–5733.1)
 Carbohydrate (gr) 259.0 ± 102.5 (40.7–1097.3) 0.001** 247.0 ± 94.9 (36.6–839.4) < 0.001** 263.7 ± 102.0 (7.45–814.4) < 0.001** 154.8 ± 133.2 (10.22–619.2)
 Protein (gr) 57.0 ± 23.2 (3.0–186.3) 0.091** 55.6 ± 23.0 (4.1–265.8) < 0.001** 61.7 ± 27.8 (0.8–417.7) < 0.001** 180.9 ± 129.5 (15.3–788.1)
 Fat (gr) 52.4 ± 27.3 (0.9–182.9) < 0.001** 58.4 ± 33.1 (1.5–400.0) < 0.001** 70.3 ± 34.8 (0.23–295.0) < 0.001** 80.5 ± 38.7 (7.7–278.76)
 Sodium (mg) 1652.8 ± 1605.6 (13.9–15135.5) 0.153** 1508.5 ± 1021.4 (66.5–8264.5) < 0.001** 1862.2 ± 2851.0 (1.1–77877.3) < 0.001** 2306.8 ± 1317.1 (173.6–8473.2)

*McNemar Test

**Wilcoxon mean-rank Test

***Friedman Test

c Presented in mean ± SD (min-max)

d Based on systolic and diastolic blood pressure measurement, not based on clinical diagnosis of hypertension