Table 2.
Association between the degree of adherence to the Mediterranean diet, vegetable consumption, and body mass index level with the prevalence of metabolic syndrome.
| NMetS n = 158 (59.8%) |
MetS n = 106 (40.2%) |
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| n (%) | n (%) | p-Value 1 | OR (95%CI) | p-Value 2 | |
| Good adherence to the MedDiet (≥9 MEDAS-14) | 66 (68.7) | 30 (31.3) | 0.026 | 0.027 | |
| Low adherence to the MedDiet (≤8 MEDAS-14) | 92 (54.8) | 76 (45.2) | 1.817 (1.072–3.081) | ||
| ≥2 servings vegetables/day | 34 (75.6) | 11 (24.4) | 0.018 | 0.021 | |
| <2 servings vegetables/day | 124 (56.6) | 95 (43.4) | 2.369 (1.141–4.916) | ||
| BMI categories: | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||
| Normal weight | 53 (82.8) | 11 (17.2) | |||
| Overweight | 80 (60.6) | 52 (39.4) | 3.132 (1.498–6.546) | ||
| Obese | 25 (36.8) | 43 (63.2) | 8.287 (3.667–18.728) | ||
NMets: no metabolic syndrome; MetS: with metabolic syndrome; BMI: body mass index. 1 Pearson chi-square; 2 Wald chi-square. OR: odds ratio; 95%CI: 95% confidence interval.