Dietary Patterns and Their Association with Metabolic Syndrome and Their Components in Middle-Class Adults from Damascus, Syria: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
Food intake of the study sample.
Total (n = 104)
Women (n = 58)
Men (n = 46)
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Shawarma
9.24
13.77
7.24
12.69
11.76
14.77
Falafel
6.85
11.91
6.20
14.49
7.66
7.56
Hamburger
3.88
11.25
4.06
11.61
3.63
10.91
Pizza and pies
18.50
37.67
9.99
15.46
29.23
52.29
Desserts
50.84
49.47
54.11
49.95
46.72
49.08
Traditional Arab sweets
17.03
28.72
15.91
30.85
18.43
26.06
Mayonnaise
1.92
3.29
1.26
2.25
2.73
4.13
Sucrose
21.05
17.94
17.58
16.11
25.41
19.30
Salt
4.15
2.50
3.65
1.80
4.77
3.08
Butter
7.75
10.58
7.11
10.21
8.56
11.08
Alcoholic beverages
1.27
6.32
1.79
8.06
0.61
2.89
Carbonated beverages
40.50
87.21
31.63
86.85
51.67
87.32
Olives
43.47
44.68
43.39
45.88
43.57
43.62
Fruits
316.45
216.41
351.84
221.09
271.83
204.03
Grains
211.47
114.79
177.74
91.17
254.00
127.74
Eggs
18.55
19.77
18.41
22.49
18.72
15.93
Vegetable oils
43.85
31.58
35.24
17.97
54.71
40.71
Nuts and dried fruits
37.22
45.02
39.21
48.78
34.70
40.18
Vegetables
382.99
271.95
353.98
247.74
419.57
298.47
Chicken
37.57
35.03
34.62
37.51
41.28
31.63
Meat
36.57
37.48
31.72
31.24
42.67
43.72
Fish
6.28
12.74
5.29
10.47
7.52
15.16
All foods are presented in grams. SD: standard deviation.
