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Table 2 Metabolic syndrome and newly diagnosed diabetes by adherence to dietary patterns (n = 9835)

From: Brazilian dietary patterns and the dietary approaches to stop hypertension (DASH) diet-relationship with metabolic syndrome and newly diagnosed diabetes in the ELSA-Brasil study

Outcomes

Dietary patterns (P1–P4)

Adherence to different dietary patterns (in quintiles)

Quintile 1—low adherence

Quintile 3—mid adherence

Quintile 5—high adherence

N (%)

Metabolic syndrome, n (%)

P1—Vegetables/fruits

594 (30.6)

558 (28.7)

677 (34.9)

P2—Common Brazilian fast food/Full fat dairy/desserts

704 (36.2)

545 (28.0)

714 (36.7)

P3—Common Brazilian meal

421 (21.6)

591 (30.4)

786 (40.4)

P4—Diet, light foods and beverages/low fat dairy

540 (27.8)

616 (31.7)

629 (32.4)

DASH diet

571 (32.7)

712 (31.2)

538 (29.4)

Newly diagnosed diabetes, n (%)

P1—Vegetables/Fruits

184 (9.5)

189 (9.7)

261 (13.4)

P2—Common Brazilian fast food/Full fat dairy/desserts

314 (16.1)

183 (9.4)

182 (9.4)

P3—Common Brazilian

128 (6.6)

185 (9.5)

314 (16.1)

P4—Diet, light foods and beverages/low fat dairy

209 (10.7)

197 (10.1)

199 (10.2)

DASH diet

176 (10.1)

247 (10.8)

200 (10.9)