The effect of dietary approaches to stop hypertension (DASH) diet on fatty liver and cardiovascular risk factors in subjects with metabolic syndrome: a randomized controlled trial

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of subjects with MetS

Variables		Intervention group (n = 30)	Control group (n = 30)	P
Age, y		44.43 ± 6.06	45.60 ± 7.07	0.49
Height, cm		165.33 ± 9.12	163.70 ± 10.57	0.52
Gender	Male, n (%)	15 (50.0)	15 (50.0)	0.99
Female, n (%)	15 (50.0)	15 (50.0)
Smoking	No, n (%)	21 (70.0)	22 (73.3)	0.77
Smoking	Yes, n (%)	9 (30.0)	8 (26.7)	0.77
Education	Under diploma, n (%)	5 (16.7)	7 (23.4)	0.87
	Diploma, n (%)	9 (30.0)	10 (33.3)
	Bachelor's degree, n (%)	11 (36.6)	9 (30.0)
	Master's degree, n (%)	5 (16.7)	4 (13.3)
Physical activity	Low, n (%)	21 (70.0)	22 (73.3)	0.95
	Moderate, n (%)	8 (26.7)	7 (23.4)
	High, n (%)	1 (3.3)	1 (3.3)

P values of age and height are computed by independent t-test and data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD), while P values of gender, smoking, education and physical activity are computed by chi-square and data are expressed as numbers (percentage)
MetS Metabolic syndrome, PA Physical activity

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