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Table 4 The characteristic of the study participants in the tertile categories of the dietary patterns in respect of demographic, social aspect and lifestyle (%, 95 % CI)

From: Association between dietary patterns and metabolic syndrome in individuals with normal weight: a cross-sectional study

DP

T

Demographic and social variables and lifestyle

Women

Age 52–66 years

Rural environm.

University education

Smokers

Physical activity*

I

T1

64.0

61.7

35.4

34.1

34.9

15.6 ± 10.4

60.6-67.2

58.3-65.0

32.1-38.8

30.8-37.4

31.7-38.3

14.9-16.3

T2

78.0

63.2

32.9

41.6

25.3

18.1 ± 10.6

75.0-80.8

59.9-66.5

29.7-36.2

38.2-45.0

22.3-28.4

17.4-18.8

T3

85.97

63.0

26.6

45.9

22.0

20.5 ± 11.5

83.4-88.3

59.6-66.3

23.6-29.8

42.5-49.4

19.3-25.0

19.7-21.3

p

0.0000

ns

0.0004

0.0000

0.0003

0.0000

II

T1

84.3

65.0

33.4

38.7

23.9

17.2 ± 10.5

81.6-86.7

61.7-68.3

30.2-36.8

35.4-42.2

21.0-26.9

16.5-17.9

T2

78.7

62.0

33.41

40.8

27.2

18.2 ± 10.6

75.7-81.4

58.6-65.3

30.2-36.8

37.4-44.2

24.2-30.4

17.4-18.9

T3

65.1

60.9

28.1

42.1

31.1

18.9 ± 11.9

61.7-68.3

57.5-64.3

25.0-31.3

38.7-45.5

27.9-34.4

18.1-19.7

p

0.0000

ns

0.0256

ns

0.0001

0.0063

III

T1

67.1

61.0

44.3

25.9

38.1

18.0 ± 11.1

63.8-70.3

57.6-64.4

40.9-47.8

23.0-29.0

34.8-41.6

17.3-18.8

T2

78.1

63.6

30.7

40.4

25.5

17.9 ± 10.9

75.1-80.9

60.2-66.9

27.6-34.0

37.0-43.8

22.6-28.6

17.2-18.7

T3

82.81

63.3

19.9

55.3

18.6

18.3 ± 11.1

80.1-85.3

59.9-66.6

17.2-22.7

51.9-58.8

16.0-21.4

17.5-19.0

p

0.0000

ns

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

ns

IV

T1

78.2

68.6

28.7

39.5

27.4

17.1 ± 10.6

75.2-81.0

65.4-71.8

25.6-31.9

36.1-42.9

24.4-30.5

16.4-17.9

T2

75.9

65.8

30.5

41.5

25.2

18.2 ± 10.8

72.9-78.8

62.4-69.0

27.4-33.7

38.1-44.9

22.2-28.3

17.4-18.9

T3

73.9

53.5

35.7

40.7

29.7

18.9 ± 11.6

70.7-76.8

50.0-57.0

32.4-39.1

37.3-44.1

26.6-32.9

18.1-19.7

p

ns

0.0000

0.0061

ns

ns

0.0046

  1. T tertile, ns non significant
  2. *X ± SD (MET h/week)