Relationship among practicing healthy diet and metabolic syndrome indicators in adults - From the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2013~2014.
10.4163/jnh.2016.49.6.459
- Author:
Yun Jung BAE
1
Author Information
1. Division of Food Science and Culinary Arts, Shinhan University, Uijeongbu 11644, Korea. byj@shinhan.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
practicing healthy diet;
metabolic syndrome indicators;
adults
- MeSH:
Adult*;
Ascorbic Acid;
Calcium;
Cross-Sectional Studies;
Diet*;
Female;
Food Preferences;
Fruit;
Humans;
Korea*;
Male;
Nutrition Surveys*;
Obesity, Abdominal;
Sodium;
Thiamine;
Vegetables
- From:Journal of Nutrition and Health
2016;49(6):459-470
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of the present study is to identify the relationship between practicing healthy diet and metabolic syndrome indicators in Koreans. METHODS: This research is a cross-sectional study based on the 2013~2014 Korea National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey. This study investigated 6,748 adults aged 19 to 64 yr (19~49 yr: n = 4,230, 50~64 yr: n = 2,518) to examine practice of healthy diet and metabolic syndrome indicators. In this study, according to practicing healthy diet, we classified subjects into the “Practicing healthy diet (PHD)” group (19~49 yr: n = 1,782, 50~64 yr: n = 937) and “Non-practicing healthy diet (NPHD)” group (19~49 yr: n = 2,448, 50~64 yr: n = 1,581). PHD score was determined by adding the number of practicing factors: adequate fat intake, sodium intake ≤ 2,000 mg/day, fruit & vegetable intake ≥ 500 g/day, and using nutrition label information in food selection. RESULTS: Female adults had a larger proportion of subjects who practiced a healthy diet compared to male adults (p < 0.001), and the percentages of 19~49 yr and 50~64 yr were 40.46% and 37.07%, respectively. The PHD group consumed significantly more calcium, vitamin B1, B2, and vitamin C density compared to the NPHD group. In 50~64 yr females, the subjects practicing healthy diet (PHD score ≥ 2) was inversely associated with risk of abdominal obesity (OR: 0.71, 95% CI: 0.54~0.93, p value = 0.0131) and metabolic syndrome (OR: 0.70, 95% CI: 0.52~0.94, p value = 0.0166) after adjustments for multiple confounding factors, compared with the lower PHD score (PHD score ≤ 1). CONCLUSION: Good dietary practice such as adequate fat intake, sodium intake ≤ 2,000 mg/day, sufficient fruit & vegetable intake, and using nutrition label information in food selection could be useful in decreasing metabolic syndrome risk of Korean adults.
