Research Article

Dietary Patterns and Their Association with Metabolic Syndrome and Their Components in Middle-Class Adults from Damascus, Syria: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 7

Linear regression analysis between metabolic syndrome components and main components of nutritional intake and dietary patterns.

HyperglycemiaHypertriglyceridemiaHypercholesterolemiaHigh LDLLow HDLHigh SBPHigh DBP
β coefficientp valueβ coefficientp valueβ coefficientp valueβ coefficientp valueβ coefficientp valueβ coefficientp valueβ coefficientp value

Components of nutritional intake
Component 1−1.520.090.360.9−0.270.818.890.60.050.90.790.040.640.02
Component 2−1.160.6−7.130.1−0.590.82.240.40.020.9−1.650.06−0.730.3
Component 34.010.083.830.41.800.5−4.460.1−1.370.2−0.450.6−0.460.5
Component 41.390.6−4.290.4−0.600.84−3.610.30.670.6−0.070.9−0.420.6
Component 53.250.35.160.43.200.4−1.890.6−1.230.4−1.380.3−1.110.2

Dietetic pattern
Pattern 111.700.5130.920.00139.520.088.210.8−5.530.5−2.140.82.060.7
Pattern 2−8.590.6−31.430.3−6.120.723.200.5−5.580.4−1.570.85.260.3
Pattern 358.060.0132.350.5−40.050.214.750.66.140.610.650.312.520.09
Pattern 4−5.690.818.500.7−9.980.713.150.6−7.680.44.540.612.50.06
Pattern 56.470.894.20.05−15.760.63.100.910.720.42.540.80.050.9

All models were adjusted for sex and age, and independent variables were introduced to the model in a quantitative form. β: regression coefficient.