Table 2. Selected lifestyle behaviour characteristics by respondents’ metabolic syndromes status.
| Lifestyle behaviour | Total | MetS status | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-MetS | MetS | |||
| N = 42 | N = 59 | |||
| Vegetables | ||||
| Sometimes consumes two serving per day | 63.4 (64) | 69.1 (29) | 59.3 (35) | 0.317 |
| Always/often eats at least two servings per day | 36.6 (37) | 30.9 (13) | 40.7 (37) | |
| Fruits | ||||
| Sometimes consumes two serving per day | 57.4 (58) | 61.9 (26) | 54.2 (32) | 0.442 |
| Always/often eats at least two servings everyday | 42.6 (43) | 38.1 (16) | 45.8 (43) | |
| Alcohol consumption | ||||
| Excessive alcohol | 32.7 (33) | 38.1 (16) | 28.8 (17) | 0.327 |
| Smoking | ||||
| Currently smoking | 9.9 (10) | 16.7 (7) | 5.1 (3) | 0.055 |
| Physical activity | ||||
| Moderate intensity | 32.7 (33) | 23.8 (10) | 39.0 (23) | 0.109 |
| Knowledge of risk reduction | ||||
| Reduction of fats | 63.4 (64) | 59.5 (25) | 66.1 (39) | 0.499 |
| Reduction of sugars | 63.4 (64) | 57.1 (24) | 67.8 (42) | 0.273 |
| Increase dietary fibre | 49.5 (50) | 38.0 (21) | 57.6 (34) | 0.053 |
| Medication adherence | ||||
| Stop taking medications when symptoms are under control | 42.6 (43) | 45.2 (19) | 40.7 (24) | 0.648 |
Values presented as percentages with frequencies in parenthesis. Comparison determined using chi-square test.