Table 5.
Tau Kendall correlations between DASH components, total DASH score, and metabolic syndrome components.
| HDL-c (mg/dL) | TGs (mg/dL) | FG (mg/dL) | WC (cm) | SBP (mm Hg) | DBP (mm Hg) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n = 535) ** | Total fruits (g/1000 kcal) | 0.117 * | −0.062 * | −0.079 * | −0.117 * | −0.025 | −0.059 * |
| Vegetables (except potatoes and legumes) (g/1000 kcal) | 0.018 | 0.034 | −0.017 | 0.036 | 0.002 | −0.003 | |
| Nuts and legumes (g/1000 kcal) | 0.126 * | −0.117 * | −0.040 | −0.110 * | 0.004 | −0.015 | |
| Whole grains (g/1000 kcal) | 0.063 * | −0.027 | −0.007 | −0.051 | −0.012 | −0.053 | |
| Low-fat dairy (g/1000 kcal) | −0.031 | 0.045 | 0.028 | 0.034 | 0.003 | −0.035 | |
| Sodium (mg/1000 kcal) | −0.064 * | 0.078 * | 0.030 | 0.102 * | −0.040 | −0.034 | |
| Red and processed meat (g/1000 kcal) | −0.106 * | 0.075 * | 0.072 * | 0.168 * | −0.018 | 0.027 | |
| Sweetened beverages (g/1000 kcal) | −0.028 | 0.021 | 0.011 | −0.002 | −0.027 | 0.029 | |
| DASH total score | 0.088 * | −0.081 * | −0.028 | −0.081 * | 0.035 | −0.017 | |
| Women (n = 337) | Total fruits (g/1000 kcal) | 0.095 * | −0.087 * | −0.049 | −0.083 * | 0.004 | −0.036 |
| Vegetables (except potatoes and legumes) (g/1000 kcal) | −0.022 | 0.034 | −0.034 | 0.095 * | 0.007 | 0.044 | |
| Nuts and legumes (g/1000 kcal) | 0.125 * | −0.134 * | −0.010 | −0.126 * | −0.015 | −0.020 | |
| Whole grains (g/1000 kcal) | 0.074 * | −0.034 | −0.008 | 0.002 | 0.032 | −0.011 | |
| Low-fat dairy (g/1000 kcal) | −0.019 | 0.009 | 0.018 | 0.032 | 0.019 | −0.030 | |
| Sodium (mg/1000 kcal) | −0.090 * | 0.104 * | 0.013 | 0.143 * | −0.022 | 0.004 | |
| Red and processed meat (g/1000 kcal) | −0.091 * | 0.053 | 0.025 | 0.140 * | −0.083 * | 0.006 | |
| Sweetened beverages (g/1000 kcal) | −0.016 | 0.002 | −0.010 | −0.009 | −0.027 | 0.034 | |
| DASH total score | 0.112 * | −0.111 * | −0.009 | −0.093 * | 0.035 | −0.029 | |
| Men (n = 198) | Total fruits (g/1000 kcal) | 0.017 | −0.006 | −0.041 | −0.028 | 0.010 | 0.008 |
| Vegetables (except potatoes and legumes) (g/1000 kcal) | −0.011 | 0.061 | 0.072 | 0.053 | 0.052 | −0.014 | |
| Nuts and legumes (g/1000 kcal) | 0.148 * | −0.094 | −0.093 | −0.120 * | 0.040 | 0.000 | |
| Whole grains (g/1000 kcal) | 0.022 | −0.012 | 0.004 | −0.117 * | −0.062 | −0.108 * | |
| Low-fat dairy (g/1000 kcal) | −0.074 | 0.121 * | 0.076 | 0.090 | −0.006 | −0.024 | |
| Sodium (mg/1000 kcal) | −0.045 | 0.040 | 0.053 | 0.040 | −0.065 | −0.093 | |
| Red and processed meat (g/1000 kcal) | −0.046 | 0.093 | 0.099 * | 0.125 * | 0.042 | −0.008 | |
| Sweetened beverages (g/1000 kcal) | −0.060 | 0.055 | 0.055 | 0.010 | −0.041 | 0.011 | |
| DASH total score | 0.080 | −0.041 | −0.063 | −0.076 | 0.037 | 0.010 |
* Significant r values (p < 0.05); ** Total—both the MetS group and control group; HDL-c—high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TGs—triglycerides; FG—fasting glucose; WC—waist circumference; SBP—systolic blood pressure; DBP—diastolic blood pressure. Values are presented as Kendall’s tau correlation coefficients between the DASH diet quality index score and its individual components, and the values or concentrations of individual MetS components among the total population and in women and men. For the DASH, lower scores represent poorer and higher scores represent better quality diet.