Table 4. Relation between dietary scores and prevalence of metabolic syndrome in men and women.
| No. (%) with metabolic syndrome by dietary scorea | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sodium score | <20 | ⩾20 | |
| Men | 1478/3118 (47.4) | 799/1538 (52.0) | 0.0026 |
| Women | 740/3771 (19.6) | 203/1158 (17.5) | 0.1244 |
| Potassium score | <2 | ⩾2 | |
| Men | 292/600 (48.7) | 1985/4056 (48.9) | 0.6538 |
| Women | 68/263 (25.9) | 875/4666 (18.8) | 0.0038 |
| Soybean/fish score | <6 | ⩾6 | |
| Men | 260/521 (49.9) | 2017/4135 (48.8) | 0.7600 |
| Women | 94/456 (20.6) | 849/4473 (19.0) | 0.3881 |
a
Highest intake of sodium was defined as ⩾20 points (greater than 75th percentile), whereas lowest potassium and lowest soybeans/fish intake were defined as <2 and <6 points (>25th percentile), respectively.