Table 6. Associations between the frequency of foods intake and metabolic syndrome prevalence in men (n = 13741).
| Times/week | P-trend a | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Moderate | High | ||
| Food | ||||
| Rice and rice products | 1.00 (ref) | 0.98 (0.85–1.13) | 0.96 (0.86–1.06) | 0.77 |
| Wheat and products | 1.00 (ref) | 1.03 (0.92–1.16) | 1.01 (0.90–1.14) | 0.38 |
| Starchy tubers | 1.00 (ref) | 0.94 (0.82–1.07) | 0.96 (0.86–1.08) | 0.57 |
| Soybean products | 1.00 (ref) | 1.08 (0.97–1.21) | 0.98 (0.87–1.11) | 0.86 |
| Vegetables | 1.00 (ref) | 1.09 (0.98–1.22) | 1.08 (0.97–1.21) | 0.16 |
| Fungi and algae | 1.00 (ref) | 1.04 (0.92–1.17) | 1.24 (1.09–1.40) | < 0.001 |
| Fruits | 1.00 (ref) | 0.97 (0.87–1.09) | 0.93 (0.83–1.05) | 0.34 |
| Dairy products | 1.00 (ref) | 0.90 (0.76–1.06) | 0.99 (0.83–1.17) | 0.95 |
| Pork | 1.00 (ref) | 0.93 (0.83–1.04) | 0.89 (0.79–1.00) | 0.05 |
| Poultry | 1.00 (ref) | 0.99 (0.87–1.12) | 1.07 (0.95–1.21) | 0.19 |
| Organ meats | 1.00 (ref) | 0.99 (0.83–1.17) | 1.05 (0.90–1.24) | 0.54 |
| Fish | 1.00 (ref) | 0.99 (0.88–1.12) | 1.06 (0.94–1.20) | 0.24 |
| Eggs | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (0.89–1.13) | 0.99 (0.87–1.11) | 0.99 |
| Nuts | 1.00 (ref) | 0.97 (0.85–1.10) | 1.02 (0.89–1.16) | 0.74 |
BMI, body mass index.
a: Adjusted for the age, area, education, income, smoking status, drinking status, physical activity level, and BMI.