Table 2.
Prevalence of components of metabolic syndrome according to the meal frequency
| Male | Female | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF ≤ 2 | MF3 | P | MF ≤ 2 | MF3 | P | |
| MetS prevalence (%) | 207 (22.7%) | 1231 (24.6%) | 0.2814 | 238 (17.8%) | 1837 (27.5%) | < 0.001 |
| Central obesity (%) | 236 (29.3%) | 1137 (24.0%) | 0.0146 | 410 (31.7%) | 2769 (43.1%) | < 0.001 |
| High TG (%) | 286 (35.3%) | 1671 (36.7%) | 0.4629 | 228 (18.4%) | 1444 (22.5%) | 0.0058 |
| Low HDL-C (%) | 145 (17.3%) | 942 (19.8%) | 0.1492 | 349 (29.6%) | 2300 (36.5%) | 0.0002 |
| High BP (%) | 301 (32.8%) | 2239 (44.1%) | < .0001 | 288 (19.4%) | 2436 (34.6%) | < 0.001 |
| High FPG (%) | 220 (24.0%) | 1748 (34.1%) | < .0001 | 252 (19.8%) | 1548 (23.0%) | 0.0503 |
MF meal frequency, MetS metabolic syndrome, TG triglycerides, HDL high-density lipoprotein BP blood pressure, FPG fasting plasma glucose