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Table 4 General characteristics of participants and the distribution of MetS and its components of CHNS

From: Using an introduced index to assess the association between food diversity and metabolic syndrome and its components in Chinese adults

Factor

Group

N

Elevated WC

Elevated fasting glucose

Elevated blood pressure

Elevated TC

Reduced HDL

MetS

%

P

%

P

%

P

%

P

%

P

%

P

Total

2398

36.2

 

33.1

 

33.3

 

36.2

 

28.1

 

27.3

 

Gender

Male

1106

37

0.485

35.5

0.018

36.7

<0.001

42

<0.001

21.3

<0.001

28.7

0.171

Female

1292

35.6

31

30.3

31.2

33.9

26.2

Age

18~ 44.9 years

742

22.8

<0.001

20.1

<0.001

10

<0.001

32.1

0.014

28

0.935

14.3

<0.001

45~ 54.9 years

608

33.7

31.7

27.1

36.3

27.6

23.8

55~ 64.9 years

496

45.4

40.7

42.5

40.9

29.2

35.9

≥65 years

552

48.9

45.1

63

37.3

27.7

40.9

Educational attainment

Illiterate

192

52.1

<0.001

42.7

<0.001

61.5

<0.001

32.8

0.311

29.2

0.929

40.6

<0.001

Middle school or lower

1145

40.1

37.7

36

37.8

28.6

30.9

High school or professional training education

755

28.1

26

27.3

34.3

27.7

20.4

Undergraduate education or higher

303

32.3

27.1

20.1

37.3

27.1

22.8

Drinking behavior

No

1646

36.6

0.614

33.4

0.661

33.8

0.441

34

<0.001

30.9

<0.001

27.7

0.527

Yes

752

35.5

32.4

32.2

41

21.9

26.5

Smoking behavior

Never smoked

1735

36.7

0.788

32

0.226

31.9

<0.001

33.8

<0.001

30.5

<0.001

26.5

0.332

Former smoker

83

34.9

36.1

55.4

38.6

19.3

31.3

Current smoker

580

35.2

35.7

34.1

42.9

22.1

29.1

BMI

<18.5 kg/m2

116

2.6

<0.001

17.2

<0.001

15.5

<0.001

9.5

<0.001

17.2

<0.001

2.6

<0.001

18.5~ 24.0 kg/m2

1221

14.2

26.9

25.6

28.3

23.8

14.9

24.0~ 28.0 kg/m2

779

56.6

38.5

41.1

45.7

30.8

37.7

≥28.0 kg/m2

264

92.8

53

52.7

55.7

44.7

64.8

Physical activitya

Sedentary group

1132

43.3

<0.001

38.3

<0.001

42.8

<0.001

38.1

0.356

29.2

0.225

33.9

<0.001

T1

463

31.3

29.8

30.9

34.8

27.6

24.4

T2

544

28.5

27.6

20.6

34.4

28.7

20.4

T3

258

30.6

27.9

22.9

34.5

22.9

18.2

Energy intakeb

Q1

691

35.6

0.442

34.6

0.622

37.5

0.023

34.7

0.152

30

0.093

28.7

0.752

Q2

678

37.5

32

33.3

35.3

28.6

26.5

Q3

580

34

33.8

29.8

40.2

29

27.6

Q4

449

38.3

31.4

31.2

34.7

23.4

26.1

HFD-indexc

Q1

479

40.3

0.013

36.1

0.141

31.9

0.668

39.2

0.265

25.9

0.275

28.8

0.046

Q2

519

39.5

35.3

35.1

37.6

27.6

30.3

Q3

579

35.1

31.8

34

35.2

31.1

28.3

Q4

821

32.6

30.8

32.4

34.2

27.6

23.9

  1. Note:aSubjects who only reported sedentary behaviors were classified as Sedentary group, the others were trisected into three groups (T1, T2 and T3) according to the calculated metabolic equivalents (MET)/d from the smallest to the highest;
  2. bEnergy intakes were quadrisected into four groups (Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4) from the smallest to the highest;
  3. cChinese HFD-Index values were quadrisected into four groups (Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4) from the smallest to the highest