Frequency of fruit and vegetable intake in relation to metabolic syndrome (MetS) and related components
| MetS and its components | Frequency of fruit intake | Total | χ2 | Df | P value | |
| Daily | Not daily | |||||
| MetS | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | 14.276 | 1 | <0.001 |
| Yes | 53 (15.1) | 299 (84.9) | 352 (100) | |||
| No | 19 (36.5) | 33 (63.5) | 52 (100) | |||
| Total | 72 (17.8) | 332 (82.2) | 404 (100) | |||
| Blood pressure (BP) | 13.505 | 1 | <0.001 | |||
| Elevated BP | 34 (12.8) | 232 (87.2) | 266 (100) | |||
| Normal BP | 38 (27.5) | 100 (72.5) | 138 (100) | |||
| High-density lipoprotein (HDL) | 1.029 | 1 | 0.31 | |||
| Reduced HDL | 51 (16.7) | 254 (83.3) | 305 (100) | |||
| Normal HDL | 21 (21.2) | 78 (78.8) | 99 (100) | |||
| Triglycerides (TGs) | 2.403 | 1 | 0.121 | |||
| Raised TGs | 41 (15.6) | 221 (84.4) | 262 (100) | |||
| Normal TGs | 31 (21.8) | 111 (78.2) | 142 (100) | |||
| Fasting blood glucose (FBG) | 9.301 | 1 | 0.002 | |||
| Raised FBG level | 6 (6.8) | 82 (93.2) | 88 (100) | |||
| Normal FBG level | 66 (20.9) | 250 (79.1) | 316 (100) | |||
| Total | 72 (17.8) | 332 (82.2) | 404 (100) | |||
| Frequency of vegetable intake | ||||||
| Daily | Not daily | |||||
| MetS | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | 5.313 | 1 | 0.021 |
| Yes | 137 (38.9) | 215 (61.1) | 352 (87.1) | |||
| No | 29 (55.8) | 23 (44.2) | 52 (12.9) | |||
| Total | 166 (41.1) | 238 (58.9) | 404 (100) | |||
| BP | 24.677 | 1 | <0.001 | |||
| Elevated BP | 86 (32.3) | 180 (67.7) | 266 (65.8) | |||
| Normal BP | 80 (58) | 58 (42) | 138 (34.2) | |||
| HDL | 0.748 | 1 | 0.387 | |||
| Reduced HDL | 129 (42.3) | 176 (57.7) | 305 (75.5) | |||
| Normal HDL | 37 (37.4) | 62 (62.6) | 99 (24.5) | |||
| TGs | 0.019 | 1 | 0.89 | |||
| Raised TGs | 107 (40.8) | 155 (59.2) | 262 (64.9) | |||
| Normal TGs | 59 (41.5) | 83 (58.5) | 142 (35.1) | |||
| FBG | 0.204 | 1 | 0.652 | |||
| Raised FBG level | 38 (43.2) | 50 (56.8) | 88 (100. 0) | |||
| Normal FBG level | 128 (40.5) | 188 (59.5) | 316 (100.0) | |||
| Total | 166 (41.1) | 238 (58.9) | 404 (100.0) | |||