Table 3.
Characteristics of study group across the quartiles of dietary patterns in respect to the metabolic syndrome components occurrence
| Variable | ‘Western’ DP | ‘Fruit & vegetables’ DP | ‘Traditional’ DP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Q4 | P | Q1 | Q4 | P | Q1 | Q4 | P | |
| FG≥5.6 mmol/l* (%) | 36.9 | 46.3 | 0.006 | 43.3 | 36.8 | 0.056 | 36.4 | 47.8 | 0.001 |
| Systolic BP ≥130 mmHg and/or diastolic BP ≥85 mmHg* (%) | 82.9 | 78.4 | 0.181 | 86.8 | 79.9 | 0.008 | 80.2 | 81.4 | 0.669 |
| HDL-C <1.0 mmol/l in males and 1.3 mmol/l in females* (%) | 16.1 | 23.8 | 0.003 | 22.5 | 20.6 | 0.508 | 21.0 | 19.6 | 0.614 |
| TG ≥1.7 mmol/l* (%) | 22.0 | 33.1 | 0.000 | 28.9 | 20.3 | 0.005 | 21.5 | 28.9 | 0.015 |
| WC ≥94 cm in males and ≥80 cm in females (%) | 68.5 | 74.8 | 0.046 | 73.3 | 67.6 | 0.074 | 65.0 | 77.5 | 0.000 |
| MS (at least three components) (%) | 40.8 | 50.7 | 0.005 | 48.9 | 40.4 | 0.015 | 38.3 | 51.0 | 0.003 |
*
History of specific treatment for this abnormality.
BP, blood pressure; DP, dietary pattern; FG, fasting glucose; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; MS, metabolic syndrome; NS, no statistically significant difference; Q1, 4, quartile 1, 4; TG, triglycerides; WC, waist circumference.
A P-value of <0.05 is considered statistically significant.