Table 5. Association between dietary behavior and metabolic syndrome by International Diabetes Federation definition.
| MetS‐No | MetS‐Yes | P‐value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean ± SD | n | Mean ± SD | |||
| Reading nutrition labels when purchasing food | Men | 105 | 3.6 ± 1.1 | 36 | 3.5 ± 1.2 | 0.810 |
| Women | 339 | 4.0 ± 1.0 | 26 | 3.7 ± 1.1 | 0.070 | |
| Total | 444 | 3.9 ± 1.0 | 62 | 3.6 ± 1.2 | <0.05 | |
| Drink milk or yogurt every day | Men | 106 | 2.6 ± 1.1 | 36 | 2.3 ± 0.9 | 0.081 |
| Women | 339 | 3.0 ± 1.1 | 26 | 2.9 ± 1.0 | 0.681 | |
| Total | 445 | 2.9 ± 1.1 | 62 | 2.6 ± 1.0 | <0.05 | |
| Purchasing sweetened beverages when thirsty | Men | 106 | 1.9 ± 0.8 | 36 | 1.9 ± 0.9 | 0.857 |
| Women | 338 | 1.9 ± 0.8 | 26 | 2.6 ± 1.0 | <0.001 | |
| Total | 444 | 1.9 ± 0.8 | 62 | 2.2 ± 1.0 | <0.05 | |
Likert’s 5‐point scale for dietary behavior: 5 for ‘frequent’, 4 for ‘often’, 3 for ‘occasionally’, 2 for ‘rarely’,1 for ‘never’.
Statistics by t‐test. P < 0.001, P < 0.01, P < 0.05 were considered statistically significant.
MetS, metabolic syndrome.