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Table 3 Incidence of metabolic syndrome based on preference for salty foods in Korean adults

From: Association of FHIT gene variant and salty food preference with the incidence of metabolic syndrome

Men (n = 885)

Women (n = 927)

Salty food preference

HR (95% CI)

p-value

Salty food preference

HR (95% CI)

p-value

Crude model

    

Dislike

1.00 (Ref.)

Dislike

1.00 (Ref.)

Like

1.26 (1.02–1.55)

0.0306

Like

1.40 (1.13–1.73)

0.0018

Model 11

     

Dislike

1.00 (Ref.)

Dislike

1.00 (Ref.)

Like

1.26 (1.02–1.56)

0.0297

Like

1.31 (1.07–1.63)

0.0104

Model 22

     

Dislike

1.00 (Ref.)

Dislike

1.00 (Ref.)

Like

1.17 (0.94–1.45)

0.1542

Like

1.12 (0.90–1.39)

0.3063

  1. 1Adjusted for age; 2Adjusted for Model 1 plus area, BMI, smoking status, drinking status, education, income, total energy intake, and MET
  2. HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval; BMI, body mass index; MET, metabolic equivalent of task